Overcoming hurdles through innovation, persistence and creativeness in the development of probiotic foods;Inovação, persistência e criatividade superando barreiras no desenvolvimento de alimentos probióticos

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Farmaceuticas/Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-347

  Komatsu, Tiemy Rosana ^a   Buriti, Flávia Carolina Alonso ^a   Saad, Susana Marta Isay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Functional foods; Lactobacillus; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STORAGE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 55849089577     PISSN: 15169332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-93322008000300003     Document Type: Review

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