Development of a high folate concentration yogurt naturally bio-enriched using selected lactic acid bacteria

Folate concentrations in yogurts vary widely and are normally considered low due to an inadequate selection of starter cultures and fermentation conditions. In this study, folate producing Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (3 strains) and Streptococcus thermophilus (2 strains) were combine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Laiño, Jonathan Emiliano, Juarez del Valle, Marianela, Savoy, Graciela, Leblanc, Jean Guy Joseph
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/2565
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/2565
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:FOLATES
LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS
STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS
VITAMIN ENRICHMENT
YOGURT
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.11
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:Folate concentrations in yogurts vary widely and are normally considered low due to an inadequate selection of starter cultures and fermentation conditions. In this study, folate producing Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (3 strains) and Streptococcus thermophilus (2 strains) were combined and used to elaborate 15 different yogurts. Samples were taken at different time points during the fermentation process and folate concentrations were determined. The yogurt elaborated with strains CRL871 plus CRL803 plus CRL415 and incubated at 42°C had significantly higher folate concentration (reaching 180 mg/L) which implies almost a 250% increase in respect to non-fermented milk, and about 125% compared to commercial yogurts. No variations in folate concentration were observed during 28 days of storage at 4 °C. This is the first report of a yogurt naturally bio-enriched in folate using native folate producing starter cultures.