Tolerance of free and encapsulated probiotics towards heat treatment and high sodium concentration.

• Main Authors: Peck, Lian Teoh, Mirhosseini, Seyed Hamed, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Abdul Manap, Mohd Yazid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wfl Publisher 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17430/1/Tolerance%20of%20free%20and%20encapsulated%20probiotics%20towards%20heat%20treatment%20and%20high%20sodium%20concentration.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17430/; http://www.isfae.org/scientficjournal/2011/issue1/abstracts/abstract12.php

Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 and Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum G4 were encapsulated in 4% w/v of alginate in combination with 2% of starch via the extrusion technique. The probiotics capsules produced were further coated with 1% chitosan to enhance the survival of probiotics. Heat tolerance of...