OBJECTIVE Available reports on adherence to recommended guidelines for labeling of probiotic products are based on assessment of these products in developed countries. In the Arabian Gulf region, there is a paucity of data on the characterization of probiotic products and an absence of local guidelines for their labeling. This study, carried out in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), represents the...

Mother milk is a complete food for the child. It contains vital nutrients and biomolecules required growth development of mainly carbohydrates, proteins, fats minerals. Recently, it was also found that certain different microorganisms which play role in body. Most microorganism belongs to Lactobacilli family. Knowing importance health, industries have focused on these be used as health suppleme...

Background & Aims: Probiotic bacteria have beneficial effects on host's health. However, one of the most important reasons which affect the probiotic activity of a microorganism is its survival during the gut transit. Microencapsulation techniques could be applied to bacteria to improve this parameter. Methods: In this study, feces of 60 healthy volunteers were analyzed during 28-day test perio...

Lactobacillus plantarum DK119 (DK119) isolated from the fermented Korean cabbage food was used as a probiotic to determine its antiviral effects on influenza virus. DK119 intranasal or oral administration conferred 100% protection against subsequent lethal infection with influenza A viruses, prevented significant weight loss, and lowered lung viral loads in a mouse model. The antiviral protecti...

The isolated and identified bacteria from yoghurt sample are of spp. Lactobacillus. The bacteria of this spp. are lactic acid producers. These spp. resembles to Lactobacillus acidophilus. A probiotic is a microorganism known to be friendly and beneficial to its host when consumed. In today's time, probiotics are a very popular subject of research among scientists and pharmaceutical companies .D...

Dairy products are currently the main carriers of probiotic microorganisms to the human body. However, the development of new matrices for probiotic delivery is convenient for intolerant to milk (or its derivatives) and those requiring low-cholesterol diet consumers. The present work focused on the fortification of previously fermented green Spanish style olives with the autochthonous putative ...

in this study, effects of guar and arabic gum on the viability of two common probiotic, lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis, in frozen yogurt during 60 days were investigated. results of survival evaluation of probiotics showed that although during storage time bacteria counts decreased significantly, this product could maintain 107 cfu/gr of probiotic at the end of storage. ma...

The development of functional meat products is an innovative trend aiming to meet consumer demand. Microencapsulation a promising alternative ensure probiotic viability, mainly when the wall material resists adverse extrinsic conditions releasing probiotics into intestine. Therefore, Lactobacillus plantarum was encapsulated in Acrycoat S100 by spray drying. encapsulation process analysed using ...