Synbiotics: the impact of potential prebiotics inulin, lactulose and lactobionic acid on the survival and growth of lactobacilli probiotics

Prebiotics are increasingly added to probiotic food preparations (synbiotics) to enhance probiotic survival and growth. This study examines the ability of three potential prebiotics; inulin, lactulose and lactobionic acid to support the growth of five probiotic lactobacilli cultures and provide prot...

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Main Authors: Oluwakemi Obasola Adebola, Olivia Corcoran, Winston A. Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614001819