The role of bifidobacteria in the production of functional products

The structure of nutrition the population Ukraine currently does not meet modern principles rational and practical dietetics. problem organizing ensuring proper people, its adequacy balance is one most important tasks joint activities. Bifidobacteria are groups intestinal microorganisms that dominate anaerobic flora colon. actively involved in restoration normal microflora gastrointestinal diseases after antibiotic treatment. To stimulate their development, it necessary to use strains bifidobacteria adapted milk, provide composition nutrient medium growth stimulants for also cultivate them together with lactic acid bacteria high β-galactosidase activity, due which own β-galactoside increases. bifidobacteria. Fermented dairy products main suppliers probiotic contribute maintenance human microbial ecology. Probiotic cultures a beneficial effect on consumer's body normalize functions tract include such types lacto- as Lactobacillus acidophilus, casei, Bifidobacterium spp. (B. adolescentis, B. animalis ssp. lactis, bifidum, longum, breve). It should be noted majority representatives microflora, milk an unfavorable environment development. This fact there practically no low-molecular compounds development microorganisms, free amino acids, monosaccharides, etc., because genus Lactobacillus, Lactococcus belong obligate anaerobes, negatively act. oxygen dissolved milk. Therefore, bifidobacteria, related develop very slowly