The past two decades have witnessed a global surge in the application of probiotics as
functional ingredients in food, animal feed, and pharmaceutical products. Among food …

The administration of probiotic microorganisms in adequate amounts is constantly related to
health benefits. To promote beneficial effects, these microorganisms must not be affected by …

Probiotics are essential to improve the health of the host, whereas maintaining the viability of
probiotics in harsh environments remains a challenge. Polysaccharides have non-toxicity …

Alginate is a polysaccharide with the property of forming hydrogels, which is economic
production, zero toxicity, and biocompatibility. In the agro-industry, alginate is used as a …

Recently, probiotics are increasingly being used for human health. So far, only lactic acid
bacteria isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract were recommended for human use as …

This work researched the effect of solid-state fermentation (SSF) with Lactobacillus casei on
the changes of nutritional components, isoflavones, phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of …

Polymers can be produced naturally by organisms, such as chitosan, whey proteins, gums,
pectins or gelatins; or in laboratories, synthetically, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene …

Bioactive compounds (bioactives) derived from plants and animals, are effective in
increasing the safety and health of society through the treatment and prevention of diseases …

Probiotics are living microorganisms that can produce health benefits to the host only when
they are ingested in sufficient quantities and reach the intestines active state. However, the …

The purpose of this study was to prepare sodium alginate (SA)/pectin (PE) hydrogel
microspheres using the extrusion method to encapsulate Lactobacillus bulgaricus …