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Table 1 Changes in pH of yoghurt samples containing unencapsulated and Vegetal encapsulated B. longum LMG 13197 (with and without inulin) stored at 4 °C for 6 weeks

From: Survival of Bifidobacterium longum LMG 13197 microencapsulated in Vegetal or Vegetal-inulin matrix in simulated gastrointestinal fluids and yoghurt

Yoghurt samples

Storage time (weeks)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Containing unencapsulated cells

4.51 ± 0.01c

4.51 ± 0.02c

4.50 ± 0.01c

4.50 ± 0.01c

4.49 ± 0.01c

4.40 ± 0.10b

4.30 ± 0.01a

Containing Vegetal encapsulated cells

4.50 ± 0.01c

4.50 ± 0.01c

4.50 ± 0.01c

4.49 ± 0.01bc

4.48 ± 0.02b

4.45 ± 0.01a

4.45 ± 0.01a

Containing Vegetal-inulin encapsulated cells

4.52 ± 0.01e

4.51 ± 0.01de

4.51 ± 0.01cd

4.49 ± 0.01bc

4.49 ± 0.01b

4.46 ± 0.01a

4.46 ± 0.01a

  1. aReported values are means of triplicate readings from three independent trials. Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05)