Fresh-Cut Pineapple as a New Carrier of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria

Due to the increasing interest for healthy foods, the feasibility of using fresh-cut fruits to vehicle probiotic microorganisms is arising scientific interest. With this aim, the survival of probiotic lactic acid bacteria, belonging to Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum species, was...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Russo, Maria Lucia Valeria de Chiara, Anna Vernile, Maria Luisa Amodio, Mattia Pia Arena, Vittorio Capozzi, Salvatore Massa, Giuseppe Spano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/309183