Non-dairy probiotic beverages: The next step into human health

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-142

  Gawkowski, D ^a   Chikindas, M L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beverage.; Non dairy; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEVERAGE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMULSION; FERMENTATION MODEL; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 84875245772     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2012.0030     Document Type: Article

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