... Symptom Scale, and a dietary questionnaire evaluating the consumption of probiotic and prebiotic foods. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests (ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis, Student’s t-test, Mann–Whitney U, Pearson or Spearman...

...Santosh Vijaykumar; Jemma McCready; Pamela Louise Graham; Daniel Morris Purpose The authors sought to unpack the paradox between increasing demand for probiotics products against inconclusive scientific evidence about the effectiveness. This paper investigated public understanding...

...Zuzanna Sabina Goluch; Artur Rybarczyk; Arleta Drozd; Radosław Drozd Purpose The objective of this study is to assess whether pro-health herbal probiotics, ascorbic acid and allicin added to the finishing diets of hybrid pig influenced the intramuscular fat (IMF) content in longissimus...

...Hani S. Abd El-Montaleb; Khaled Abd-Elhakam Abbas; Mai Ali Mwaheb; Shaimaa Mohamed Hamdy Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop functional probiotic Labneh cheeses supplemented with broccoli florets. Design/methodology/approach Probiotic Labneh cheese was produced using broccoli...

...Çisem Bulut Albayrak; Mustafa Duran Purpose This study aimed to identify the main and emerging structural patterns in the growth of the literature on probiotic research in food science, analyze current trends and determine gaps and present future projections. Design/methodology/approach...

...-care and health-embracing population made the probiotic sector as lucrative market for functional food manufacturers and suppliers. Therefore, an analysis is required to understand consumers’ knowledge and buying behavior regarding probiotic products for product innovation and development. Design...

... fermented apple pulp (CON). However, both apple pulps were considered ideal substrates for the growth of S. boulardii, suggesting that they are potentially probiotic. After fermentation, the quercetin concentration in the ORG treatment and YPDQ treatment (YPD broth with 0.1 mg quercetin rhamnoside...

... of a single strain of Lb. acidophilus in stimulated media, while the growth of mixed probiotic culture (Lb.acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum) was enhanced when pomegranate peels (whole and inside part) free from tannins were used. Tannin-free pomegranate peels enhanced the viability...

...S. Sarkar Purpose – Increased evidence for the health benefits of probiotics for health restoration coupled with the consumer's inclination towards a safe, natural and cost-effective substitute for drugs have led application of probiotics as a pharmaceutical agent and are rapidly moving...