The Dairy Leuconostoc: Use in Dairy Products

Probiotics in Dairy Fermented Products

Interest in the role of probiotics for human health began as early as 1908 when Metchnikoff associated the intake of fermented milk with prolonged life (Lourens-Hattingh and Vilijoen, 2001b). However, the relationship between intestinal microbiota and good health and nutrition has only recently been investigated. Therefore, it was not until the 1960’s that health benefit claims began appearing ...

Calcium Fortification in Dairy Products

However, feasibility of calcium addition has to be considered as milk products represent a complex food matrix from the technological point of view. This challenge drives mineral salt suppliers such as Jungbunzlauer to offer not only one product but rather a range of different calcium salts (tricalcium citrate and calcium lactate gluconate) to be able to align with food manufacturers’ applicati...

Developments in Indigenous Dairy Products

40 The importance and completeness of milk as a human food was realized prior to ‘Vedic’ times itself. This recognition of the socio-economic eminence of milk in human nutriture instinctively led ancient Indians to conserve such nutrients into more stable products under the tropical climatic conditions. The concerted efforts towards such accomplishment included concentration, fermentation, acid...

The dairy fat paradox: Whole dairy products may be healthier than we thought

Development and use of a selective medium for isolation of Leuconostoc spp. from vegetables and dairy products.

A selective medium (LUSM medium) for the isolation of Leuconostoc spp. was developed. This medium contained 1.0% glucose, 1.0% Bacto Peptone (Difco), 0.5% yeast extract (BBL), 0.5% meat extract (Difco), 0.25% gelatin (Difco), 0.5% calcium lactate, 0.05% sorbic acid, 75 ppm of sodium azide (Sigma), 0.25% sodium acetate, 0.1% (vol/vol) Tween 80, 15% tomato juice, 30 micrograms of vancomycin (Sigm...