The gut microbiota is composed of a huge number of different bacteria, that produce a large
amount of compounds playing a key role in microbe selection and in the construction of a …

Foods that affect specific functions or systems in the human body, providing health benefits
beyond energy and nutrients—functional foods—have experienced rapid market growth in …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can take advantage of fermentable carbohydrates to produce
lactic acid. They are proverbially applied in industry, agricultural production, animal …

Traditionally, the shelf-life and safety of foods have been achieved by thermal processing.
Low temperature long time and high temperature short time treatments are the most …

Background Probiotic foods containing beneficial microorganisms have been in demand
due to improved digestion and gut environment upon consumption. Since thermal …

The dietary consumption of probiotics in the form of pharmaceuticals or functional food can
improve human health and contribute to disease prevention. However, the biological activity …

Microstructure is an important part of the understanding and the control of food properties as
rheological properties, water holding and sensory properties. Stirred yogurt microstructure is …

Highlights•Consumers demand appealing low-fat yoghurt without texture enhancers.•Novel
processing technologies can potentially meet this demand.•The mechanistic effects and …

Effects of Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei on Colorectal Tumor Cells
Activity (CaCo-2) Page 1 Archives of Iranian Medicine, Volume 18, Number 3, March 2015 167 …

Probiotic bacteria, according to the definition adopted by the World Health Organization in
2002, are live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts confer a …