Factors Affecting Viability in Foods
Some factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, may influence the survival of probiotics in food, and so have to be considerated in all stages of probiotic food manufacturing.
- physiological state of the added probiotic in the food
- physicochemical conditions of food processing
- physical conditions of product storage, like temperature
- chemical composition of the product, such as content of nutrients, oxygen or pH
- interactions with other product components, that can be inhibitory or protective
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