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Impact of selected nutraceuticals on viability of probiotic strains in milk during refrigerated storage at 4 °C for 15 days
Author(s) -
AWAISHEH SADDAM,
ALDMOOR HANEE,
OMAR SHARAF,
HAWARI AZMY,
ALROYLI MESHREF
Publication year - 2012
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/j.1471-0307.2011.00817.x
Subject(s) - probiotic , nutraceutical , food science , incubation , biology , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
The objective of this study was to establish suitable combinations of selected probiotics and nutraceuticals. Interactions among 24 probiotic strains were investigated, and the effect of a blend of isoflavones and phytosterols on viability of single and mixed probiotic strains under incubation and refrigeration storage in milk was assessed. Upon incubation, counts of single strains increased by 7–15 times, while mixed strains showed slight insignificant decrease. Both single and mixed probiotic strains retained high counts (>log 8) throughout refrigeration storage. Eight probiotic strains showed nil or very weak interactions. Results revealed the possibility of developing novel multibenefits synbiotic products using combinations of these probiotic strains and nutraceuticals.