Functional Properties of Chlorella vulgaris, Colostrum, and Bifidobacteria, and Their Potential for Application in Functional Foods

The market for new functional foods and food supplements is rapidly evolving, with a current emphasis on using natural sources. Algae, probiotics, colostrum are rich sources of nutrients bioactive compounds positive effects human animal health. To determine the potential developing combining these components, we evaluated their synergistic effects. We assessed growth selected bifidobacteria in medium supplemented Chlorella vulgaris its immunomodulatory cytotoxic peripheral mononuclear cells colon cancer cell lines Caco-2 HT29. hypocholesterolemic powder bovine fermented by Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB12® lipid metabolism rats fed high-fat diet were also determined. addition promoted Bifidobacteria growth, significantly increased inflammatory cytokine (TNF-α IL-6) levels following 1.0% (w/v) stimulation. Rats diets containing 0.5% added exhibited decreased triglyceride, very low-density lipoprotein, alanine aspartate aminotransferase levels, compared to those control group. These results support that C. not intestinal models affords prebiotic effects, as well triglyceride-lowering B. BB-12.