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What are the main obstacles to turning foods healthier through probiotics incorporation? a review of functionalization of foods by probiotics and bioactive metabolites

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Pereira, Eliene Penha Rodrigues ; da Graca, Juliana Silva ; Ferreira, Beatriz Manfrinato ; Balthazar, Celso Fasura ; Xavier-Santos, Douglas ; Bezerril, Fabricia Franca ; Magnani, Marciane ; Sant'Ana, Anderson S.
Número total de Autores: 8
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Food Research International; v. 176, p. 16-pg., 2023-12-08.
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Functional foods are gaining significant attention from people all over the world. When added to foods, probiotic bacteria can turn them healthier and confer beneficial health effects, such as improving the immune system and preventing cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. However, adding probiotics to foods is a challenging task. The processing steps often involve high temperatures, and intrinsic food factors, such as pH, water activity, dissolved oxygen, post-acidification, packaging, and cold storage temperatures, can stress the probiotic strain and impact its viability. Moreover, it is crucial to consider these factors during food product development to ensure the effectiveness of the probiotic strain. Among others, techniques such as microencapsulation and lyophilization, have been highlighted as industrial food functionalization strategies. In this review, we present and discuss alternatives that may be used to functionalize foods by incorporating probiotics and/or delivering bioactive compounds produced by probiotics. We also emphasize the main challenges in different food products and the technological characteristics influencing them. The knowledge available here may contribute to overcoming the practical obstacles to food functionalization with probiotics. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 18/24540-8 - Leite de ovelha processado por aquecimento ôhmico para produção de iogurte: inativação de patógenos e estudo da ecologia microbiana durante a vida útil por sequenciamento de amplicon do gene 16S rRNA
Beneficiário:Celso Fasura Balthazar
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 16/12001-0 - Probiomics: impactos tecnológicos e a saúde da alteração do metaboloma de microrganismos probióticos submetidos a condições de estresse
Beneficiário:Juliana Silva da Graça
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto