The influence of the addition of four different potential probiotic strains, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum (L. plantarum), Lactobacillus delbruekii subsp. bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus), Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) and Lactinocaseibacillus rhamnosus (L. rhamnosus), in date fruit-based products was investigated in order to evaluate the possibility of producing a functional snack. All bacterial strains tested were able to grow in date fruit palp, reaching probiotic concentrations ranging from 3.1×109 to 4.9×109 colony-forming units after 48 h of fermentation, and the pH was reduced to 3.5-3.7 or below. The viability of inoculated probiotic bacteria after 4 weeks of storage at 4 °C was slightly reduced. Some biochemical features of the fermented snacks, such as the total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity and detailed polyphenolic profile, were also evaluated. After fermentation, changes in the polyphenol profile in terms of increased free phenolic compounds and...
Skip Nav Destination
Journal Article|
March 24 2022
Potential functional snacks: date fruit bars supplemented by different species of Lactobacillus spp.
Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy. E-mail maria.maisto@unina.it
Journal: Foods
Citation: Foods (2022) 10 (8)
DOI: 10.3390/foods10081760
Published: 2021
Citation
Maisto, M., Annunziata, G., Schiano, E., Piccolo, V., Iannuzzo, F., Santangelo, R., Ciampaglia, R., Tenore, G. C., Novellino, E., Grieco, P.; Potential functional snacks: date fruit bars supplemented by different species of Lactobacillus spp.. IFIS Food and Health Sciences Database 2022; doi:
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Sign in via your Institution
Sign in via your Institution
Analyse Trends
Explore publication trends in the sciences of food and health.
Discover and compare the use of keywords over time.
Find global trends in research through publication categories.