dehydration, as one of the practical ways to increase the shelf-life and applicability of yoghurt in various foodstuffs, is normally done by freeze drier (fd) which is an expensive and time-consuming process. for these reasons, in the present study the capability of microwave–vacuum drier (mvd), as an alternative process, was investigated. for doing so, the fat free yoghurt samples of 2.2, 4.2 ...

A number of health benefits have been claimed for probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp., and L. casei. These benefits include antimutagenic effects, anticarcinogenic properties, improvement in lactose metabolism, reduction in serum cholesterol, and immune system stimulation. Because of the potential health benefits, these organisms are increasingly being inc...

Summary Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are ubiquitous and integral members of the heterogeneous class employed for fermented food dairy applications such as yoghurt products. LAB gram‐positive, non‐spore‐forming, non‐respiring but aerotolerant microorganisms that generally characterised by production lactic a key fermentation product. LAB, specifically Lb. bulgaricus , essential starter cultures ma...

the objectives of this study were to assess the microbiological quality of egyptian yoghurt and to investigate the antagonistic activity of some probiotic bacteria against some food borne pathogens in vitro and in yoghurt. the results indicated a poor microbiological quality of yoghurt, since the microbiological parameters recorded higher values than the admissible levels. results from the agar...

The purpose of this article is to present possibilities for obtaining a new type probiotic yoghurt enriched by adding hemp press cake flour (HPCF) in different amounts (2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%). Hemp by-product that remains after the cold pressing industrial (Cannabis sativa L.). Principal component analysis showed 4 10% had significant effect, amount 2% HPCF no effect on physicochemical charact...

We previously described the effects of intake of dairy products on plasmid dissemination in the digestive tract of gnotobiotic mice associated with human faecal flora (HFF) and found that yoghurt, heat-treated yoghurt (HTY) and milk reduced population levels of transconjugants compared with findings in mice fed a standard mouse diet. In the case of lactose intake, transconjugants were not detec...

OBJECTIVE To assess the erosive potential of various soft drinks by measuring initial pH and titratable acidity (TA) and to evaluate enamel surface roughness using different exposure times. MATERIALS AND METHODS The initial pH of the soft drinks (group 1: Coca-Cola; group 2: orange juice; group 3: Cedevita; group 4: Guarana, and group 5: strawberry yoghurt) was measured using a pH meter, and ...