Microencapsulation of Probiotic Cells for Food Applications

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-311

  Heidebach, Thomas ^a   Först, Petra ^a   Kulozik, Ulrich ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; entrapment; Functional foods; immobilization; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CELL MICROENCAPSULATION; CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION PROCESS; ENTRAPMENT; FOOD APPLICATIONS; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; IMMOBILIZED CELL TECHNOLOGY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROCAPSULES; PROBIOTICS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; TARGET APPLICATION;

CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENCAPSULATION; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; PACKAGING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

PROBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZED CELL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCAPSULE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CHEESE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS; YOGURT;

EID: 84857965571     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.499801     Document Type: Article

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