Use of starter cultures in foods from animal origin to improve their safety

J García-Díez, C Saraiva - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Starter cultures can be defined as preparations with a large number of cells that include a
single type or a mixture of two or more microorganisms that are added to foods in order to …

Kefir as a functional beverage gaining momentum towards its health promoting attributes

V Ganatsios, P Nigam, S Plessas, A Terpou - Beverages, 2021 - mdpi.com
The consumption of fermented foods posing health-promoting attributes is a rising global
trend. In this manner, fermented dairy products represent a significant subcategory of …

Potential of the Probiotic Lactobacillus Plantarum ATCC 14917 Strain to Produce Functional Fermented Pomegranate Juice

I Mantzourani, S Kazakos, A Terpou, A Alexopoulos… - Foods, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this research survey the application of probiotic strain Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC
14917 in pomegranate juice fermentation is sought. Pomegranate juice was fermented for …

Novel frozen yogurt production fortified with sea buckthorn berries and probiotics

A Terpou, A Papadaki, L Bosnea, M Kanellaki… - LWT, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to produce a novel frozen yogurt fortified with sea
buckthorn berries supported probiotic cells. Berries originated from Hippophae rhamnoides …

Functional pomegranate beverage production by fermentation with a novel synbiotic L. paracasei biocatalyst

I Mantzourani, A Terpou, A Bekatorou, A Mallouchos… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The recently isolated Lactobacillus paracasei K5 (a potential probiotic) was immobilized on
delignified wheat bran (DWB) and was used to produce a functional pomegranate beverage …

Cheeses as food matrixes for probiotics: In vitro and in vivo tests

FRL Rolim, OCF Neto, MEG Oliveira… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Probiotics are microorganisms that promote beneficial health effects. To do this,
they must survive passage through the gastrointestinal tract, adhere and colonize in the …

Production of a novel functional fruit beverage consisting of cornelian cherry juice and probiotic bacteria

I Mantzourani, C Nouska, A Terpou, A Alexopoulos… - Antioxidants, 2018 - mdpi.com
The present study describes the development of a novel functional beverage through the
application of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) …

Effect of a novel Lactobacillus paracasei starter on sourdough bread quality

I Mantzourani, S Plessas, M Odatzidou, A Alexopoulos… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The novel Lactobacillus paracasei K5 strain, recently isolated from Greek cheese, was
evaluated as potential sourdough bread starter. Breads were made using different amounts …

Lactobacillus paracasei K5 displays adhesion, anti-proliferative activity and apoptotic effects in human colon cancer cells

P Chondrou, A Karapetsas, DE Kiousi… - Beneficial …, 2018 - wageningenacademic.com
Lactobacillus paracasei K5 is a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strain, isolated recently from feta-
type cheese. Its probiotic potential has been demonstrated in a series of established in vitro …

White brined cheese production by incorporation of a traditional milk-cereal prebiotic matrix with a candidate probiotic bacterial strain

S Plessas, V Ganatsios, I Mantzourani, L Bosnea - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Novel functional dairy product. Abstract The aim of the present study is
the evaluation of a novel potentially probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei SP5, previously …