Maize is the principal source of food for millions of people, particularly in Latin America and Africa. It is nonallergenic and mild in taste, and is therefore suitable for use as a basis for weaning food. Probiotics are live microbial feed or food supplements, which beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. The first recorded probiotics were fermented milks pr...

Probiotic as a term is a relatively new word meaning “for life” and it is currently used to describe a group of bacteria when administered in sufficient quantity, confer beneficial effects for humans and animals [1]. The concept of probiotic bacteria is very old, and is associated with the consumption of fermented foods by human beings, for thousands of years. Since ancient times, man has made ...

Probiotics are viable microbial species, which are ingested for the purpose of altering the gastrointestinal flora in a manner, which confers health benefits. Currently available probiotic products include a wide array of bacterial and fungal species which are consumed in a variety of preparations. The use of microbials originated (unintentionally) centuries ago when people first noted the bene...

The survival of inoculated in fermented sausages Listeria monocytogenes strain was studied. The sausages were prepared with and without starter cultures. The survival limits of L. monocytogenes and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were determined as colony forming units per gram (cfu g) depending on water activity (aw) and pH on 0, 1 , 3, 5, 7, 14 and 21 days of maturation. The decreasing water activ...

The various beneficial effects of soybeans, which are rich in phytochemicals, have received much attention because of increasing health awareness. Soy milk that has been fermented using lactic acid bacteria has been used to prepare cheese-like products, tofu (bean-curd), and yogurt-type products. However, the distinct odor of soybeans has limited the acceptance of such foods, particularly in We...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate apparent (AID) and standardized (SID) ileal digestibilities of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA) with 6 soybean products in weaning pigs. A total of 14 weaning barrows with an initial body weight of 6.54 ± 0.34 kg were fitted with T-cannula at the distal ileum and allotted to 7 diets containing various soybean products. The soybean products used in ...

This study evaluated the presence of biogenic amines in fermented cow's and goat's milks containing probiotic bacteria, during the first 10 days of chilled storage (4 ± 2°C), when the probiotic strains are most viable. The overall acceptance of both fermented milks, produced using the same starter culture and probiotics, was tested. In both products, the initially high levels of tyramine (560 m...

The effect of fermentation, storage and stewing on the content and composition of anthocyanins as well as antioxidant capacity of red cabbage was studied. The observation of anthocyanins profile by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS was conducted. Red cabbage products contained twenty different nonacylated and acylated anthocyanins with main structure of cyanidin-3-diglucoside-5-glucoside. Treatments applied affec...

Table 1-Composition of extended chicken nugget formulations in a threecomponent constrained simplex lattice mixture design evaluated for acA mixture design was used to optimize the sensory acceptability (appearance, color, flavor, texture, and overall liking) of chicken nuggets containing flours processed from fermented cowpeas (FCF) and fermented partially defatted peanuts (FPDPF). Flavor and ...

Milk is one of the most affordable source of many nutritions like proteins and vitamins. Many people do not like to consume milk in its liquid form. Therefore, there are several products which are made out milk called as Dairy Products, which preserve the nutritive values of milk and makes it easily acceptable to consumers. One such class of products, is the fermented dairy products. In India t...