Bifidobacteria Encapsulation and Viability of Probiotic Culture during Oral Delivery in a Milk Drink Matrix

Figure 4

Dependence of the release of bifidobacteria at pH 6.8 on the content of Na-CMC 0.3% (a), 0.5% (b), and 1.0% (c) in the microcapsule structure: (1) immobilized bifidobacteria and (2) bifidobacteria unprotected by microcapsule.

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