Microencapsulation: Probiotics

• Published in: Handbook of Encapsulation and Controlled Release pp. 709 - 720
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 2016
• Subjects: Probiotic Microorganisms; Cellulose Acetate Phthalate; Successive Incubation; Alginate Microcapsules; Chitosan Coating; Log Cfu; Hydrogel Barrier; Xanthan Gum; Friendly Bacteria; Functional Food Products; Microcapsules Preparation; Alginate Gel Matrix; Probiotic Consumption; Coat Materials; Probiotic Bacteria; Decimal Reduction Time; Palm Oil; Low Molecular Weight Chitosan; Microencapsulated Probiotic; Provide Health Benets; Simulated Intestinal Juice; Simulated Gastric Juice; Gastric Juice; Microencapsulated Bacteria
• DOI: 10.1201/b19038-43

Probiotics are a group of bacteria recognized as good or friendly bacteria and are used to reduce potentially harmful bacteria in the intestine. In order to ensure the minimum therapeutic level, which provides the health benets of probiotic consumption, the use of encapsulation techniques is needed. For this reason, microencapsulation of probiotic bacteria is currently used as a method to improve the stability of probiotic microorganisms in functional food products. There is a need for microencapsulation not only to help the probiotic bacteria to survive in the food product but also during the passage through the human gastrointestinal tract. In the microencapsulation process are used different biopolymers that ensure good protection of the stability and viability of probiotic bacteria. These biopolymers are non-cytotoxic, non-antimicrobial, biodegradable, and do not require the use of organic solvents for microcapsules preparation.