Table 3.
Viability of encapsulated arrowroot and maltodextrin combined probiotics L. paraplantarum, L. plantarum, W. paramesenteroides, and E. faecalis (log10 cfu/mL) 1 in yoghurt during storage for 3 months at 4 and 25 °C.
| Temperature | Treatment | Microsphere Size (μm; n = 100) |
Moisture Content (%) | Log10 cfu/mL | Survival (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Day | 15 Days | 30 Days | 60 Days | 90 Days | |||||
| L. paraplantarum | 363.09 ± 3.16 a | 5.27 ± 0.69 a | 8.40 ± 0.19 a | 7.91 ± 0.62 a | 6.65 ± 0.12 c | 6.51 ± 0.21 c | 5.73 ± 0.23 d | 68.2 ± 0.73 a | |
| 4 °C (Maltodextrin-coated) | E. faecalis | 426.17 ± 6.38 b | 5.09 ± 0.45 a | 8.76 ± 0.31 a | 8.31 ± 0.35 a | 7.36 ± 0.36 b | 7.58 ± 0.13 a | 6.45 ± 0.38 d | 73.63 ± 1.28 a |
| L. plantarum | 354.11 ± 2.96 a | 5.31 ± 0.28 a | 8.65 ± 0.32 a | 8.43 ± 0.18 a | 7.21 ± 0.44 b | 7.73 ± 0.35 a | 6.69 ± 0.22 c | 77.34 ± 0.81 a | |
| W. paramesenteroides | 458.91 ± 6.29 b | 5.42 ± 0.17 a | 8.87 ±0.28 a | 9.03 ± 0.29 a | 7.28 ± 0.72 b | 6.42 ± 0.42 c | 6.54 ± 0.48 d | 73.73 ± 1.64 a | |
| L. paraplantarum | 349.92 ± 3.09 a | 5.36 ± 0.83 a | 8.37 ± 0.32 a | 8.09 ± 0.57 a | 7.53 ± 0.29 a | 6.47 ± 0.27 c | 6.08 ± 0.18 d | 72.64 ± 0.62 a | |
| 25 °C (Maltodextrin-coated) | E. faecalis | 418.64 ± 6.05 a | 5.19 ± 0.96 a | 8.61 ± 0.11 a | 8.18 ± 0.48 a | 6.96 ± 0.48 b | 7.42 ± 0.08 a | 5.98 ± 0.83 d | 69.45 ± 0.92 a |
| L. plantarum | 318.19 ± 2.89 a | 5.42 ± 0.31 a | 9.05 ± 0.42 a | 8.33 ± 0.19 a | 7.42 ± 0.79 a | 7.68 ± 0.74 a | 6.78 ± 0.67 c | 74.92 ± 0.68 a | |
| W. paramesenteroides | 442.37 ± 6.15 b | 5.47 ± 0.53 a | 8.73 ± 0.92 a | 8.84 ± 0.82 a | 8.04 ± 0.82 a | 7.37 ± 0.19 b | 6.39 ± 0.85 d | 73.20 ± 0.98 a | |
| L. paraplantarum | 571.09 ± 3.41 c | 8.31 ± 0.47 b | 8.74 ± 0.83 a | 8.02 ± 0.74 a | 6.95 ± 0.09 c | 6.67 ± 0.89 c | 6.07 ± 0.93 d | 69.45 ± 0.25 a | |
| 4 °C (Arrowroot starch-coated) | E. faecalis | 643.18 ± 5.49 d | 8.01 ± 0.78 b | 8.43 ± 0.57 a | 8.29 ± 0.93 a | 7.57 ± 0.67 a | 7.85 ± 0.78 a | 6.68 ± 0.65 c | 79.24 ± 0.92 a |
| L. plantarum | 537.08 ± 2.89 c | 8.11 ± 0.35 b | 8.76 ± 0.29 a | 8.56 ± 0.84 a | 7.51 ± 0.94 b | 7.86 ± 0.81 a | 6.82 ± 0.28 c | 77.85 ± 0.82 a | |
| W. paramesenteroides | 681.34 ± 5.75 d | 8.17 ± 0.19 b | 9.11 ± 0.71 a | 9.07 ± 0.27 a | 8.13 ± 0.78 a | 6.94 ± 0.65 b | 6.63 ± 0.92 c | 72.77 ± 0.62 a | |
| L. paraplantarum | 527.09 ± 2.78 c | 8.39 ± 0.21 b | 8.40 ± 0.78 a | 7.82 ± 0.68 a | 7.58 ± 0.85 a | 6.57 ± 0.81 c | 6.03 ± 0.48 d | 71.79 ± 0.62 a | |
| 25 °C (Arrowroot starch-coated) | E. faecalis | 637.43 ± 5.83 d | 8.09 ± 0.18 b | 8.84 ± 0.28 a | 8.47 ± 0.58 a | 7.19 ± 0.58 b | 7.59 ± 0.47 a | 6.15 ± 0.72 d | 69.57 ± 1.36 a |
| L. plantarum | 523.26 ± 3.18 c | 8.20 ± 0.23 b | 8.71 ± 0.49 a | 8.72 ± 0.72 a | 7.63 ± 0.83 b | 7.77 ± 0.84 a | 6.09 ± 0.28 d | 69.92 ± 1.12 a | |
| W. paramesenteroides | 668.37 ± 3.11 d | 8.23 ± 0.28 b | 9.08 ± 0.69 a | 8.93 ± 0.37 a | 8.09 ± 0.91 a | 7.54 ± 0.38 a | 6.48 ± 0.84 d | 71.37 ± 0.23 a | |
1 Means ± standard deviation (SD). Means with different letters within the same row indicate significant difference at p < 0.05.