1Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal-132001, (Haryana), India
2Dept. Dairy Microbiology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388110, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding author: subrota_dt@yahoo.com
Online published on 12 December, 2016.
Probiotics are live bacteria and dietary concepts to improve the intestinal microbial balance. Microencapsulation technique significantly improves the stability of probiotics during food processing and gastrointestinal transit. However, the matrix has a positive impact on survival without affecting the release of entrapped cells in simulated colonic pH solution. Maximum survival of cells has been noticed in encapsulated bacteria compared to the normal cells during different processing treatments as well as acid and bile tolerance and resistance to the gastric juices.
Microencapsulation technique, probiotics, cells, tolerance, resistance
