Research Article

[Retracted] Encapsulation of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Lyophilisation with Its Effects on Viability and Adhesion Properties

Table 1

Lyophilisation of LAB with the excipients and its CFU mL−1 count.

LABExcipient ratioLog CFU mL−1 (×109)a
Before LAfter L

Lactobacillus rhamnosusSkim milk7.2 ± 0.146.0 ± 0.21
10% sucrose8.2 ± 0.247.4 ± 0.22
10% maltodextrin9.1 ± 0.368.9 ± 0.27
10% lactose8.8 ± 0.178.2 ± 0.13
10% maltodextrin and 5% sucrose9.4 ± 0.229.1 ± 0.18
10% lactose and 5% sucrose8.9 ± 0.158.6 ± 0.14

Lactobacillus plantarumSkim milk7.2 ± 0.246.2 ± 0.16
10% sucrose8.1 ± 0.226.5 ± 0.17
10% maltodextrin9.2 ± 0.278.4 ± 0.12
10% lactose8.6 ± 0.348.1 ± 0.18
10% maltodextrin and 5% sucrose9.5 ± 0.059.1 ± 0.16
10% lactose and 5% sucrose9.1 ± 0.218.4 ± 0.21

a: survival is described as the mean of the log CFU mL−1, n = 3; b: yield represented the mean of percentages of product obtained; ±: the standard error of the mean; L: lyophilisation method (p < 0.05).