Application of Probiotics in Foods
Probiotics are receiving more and more attention as excellent functional food ingredients. The presence of probiotics in commercial foods provides essential metabolites with dietary and therapeutic properties that confer many health benefits. Creative Enzymes provides a wide range of scientifically proven probiotics that are safe for use in a variety of food applications and create a new generation of "probiotic healthy" foods for our global clients.
Overview
Probiotic-related researches are growing in line with the increasing global awareness of the role of functional foods, balanced diets and healthy lifestyle habits on physical health. Probiotics can be naturally present or infused into foods. Foods containing probiotics are a viable model for a healthy gut. Various probiotics from different sources have a wide range of applications in various areas of the food industry, especially in dairy products, beverages, processed fruits and vegetables, bakeries, confectionery, puffed snacks, sweeteners, infant formula, etc.
Application of Probiotics in Foods
Application in Dairy Products
Within the food industry, the dairy industry is the area where probiotics have the broadest role, including sour/fermented milk, yogurt, cheese, butter/cream, ice cream and infant formula. These probiotics can be used as fermenters alone, in combination with traditional fermenters, or incorporated into dairy products after fermentation. Their presence imparts many functional characteristics to the product (e.g., improved aroma, flavor and texture characteristics), in addition to health-promoting properties.
Application in Fermented Meat Products
Single probiotic strains or mixed formulations with specific activity can transform meat products into specific functional foods when added to the substrate at specific concentrations. Live microorganisms colonizing meat products can increase their preservation, control hygienic safety, and increase consumer acceptability, maintaining or improving their nutritional quality.
Application in Fruit and Vegetable Fermentation
The combination of probiotics with fruit and vegetables can simultaneously provide the probiotics and dietary fiber the body needs. A series of probiotics and fermentation technologies in fruit and vegetable processing not only increase the added value of fruits and vegetables, but also organically combine probiotics and their active metabolites with prebiotics (dietary fiber, etc.), thus promoting intestinal health and preventing and alleviating chronic diseases.
Application in Brewing Industry
The use of probiotic fermenters in unpasteurized and unfiltered beer can significantly increase the health benefits. The most famous of these ferments is S. cerevisiae var. boulardii. Its great potential in the brewing industry includes not only the ability to ferment alcohol, but also to impart sensory qualities such as taste, flavor, aroma, color, tannin and glycerin content to the product.
Application in Cereal Products
Cereals are considered to be one of the most important sources of nutrients and beneficial compounds for humans. Various techniques are used to process cereals into food and beverages, but fermentation may be the best way to improve nutritional and sensory attributes as well as shelf life. Due to the complexity of cereals, a systematic approach is required to identify the factors that enhance the growth of probiotic in cereals. India, Mexico, Sweden, Ethiopia and some other countries have diverse cereal products fermented on rice, wheat, sorghum, oatmeal, maize, corn, barley, and millet by Lactobacillus.
Creative Enzymes is a professional and experienced probiotic supplier and service provider. We are committed to providing a constant supply of safe strains for functional health foods. At the same time, our high-quality research services will help researchers around the world explore the broader mechanisms and areas of action of probiotics. To get more information, please contact us and we will be happy to serve your research demands.
