Table 1.
Viability of the probiotic strain L. fermentum UCO-979C in the different ice cream bases after 90 days of storage at −18 °C.
| Time (Days) | 15 | 30 | 60 | 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Chocolate with brownie | 8.917 a | 0.007 | 8.890 a | 0.009 | 8.812 b | 0.018 | 8.623 c | 0.031 |
| Raspberry | 7.915 a | 0.011 | 7.874 ab | 0.016 | 7.828 b | 0.024 | 7.855 b | 0.006 |
| Greek yogurt | 8.920 a | 0.024 | 8.909 a | 0.005 | 8.828 b | 0.009 | 8.840 b | 0.055 |
| Cookies and cream | 8.908 a | 0.005 | 8.904 a | 0.002 | 8.876 ab | 0.014 | 8.844 b | 0.010 |
| Pineapple | 8.021 a | 0.008 | 7.912 b | 0.013 | 7.890 b | 0.009 | 7.869 b | 0.020 |
Means with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). SD means standard deviation.