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Assessment of commercial probiotic products in China for labelling accuracy and probiotic characterisation of selected isolates
Author(s) -
Chen Tingtao,
Wu Qinglong,
Zhou Haiting,
Deng Kan,
Wang Xin,
Meng Fanjing,
Yang Shaoguo,
Wang Xiaolei,
Shah Nagendra P,
Wei Hua
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0307.12331
Subject(s) - probiotic , food science , labelling , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Microbial populations in probiotic supplements in China were investigated using the plate count method and PCR – DGGE technique. Our results indicated that total viable cells in most probiotic products could meet the minimum requirement of the Chinese National Standards (10 6 CFU / mL ); however, total viable cell counts of the species detected in the probiotic products did not correspond with the cell number given in the label.