Research Article

Stability and Survivability of Alginate Gum-Coated Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions and Probiotic Juice Development

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Survivability of free and encapsulated L. rhamnosus in (a) simulated intestinal fluid (SIF), (b) simulated gastric fluid (SGF), and (c) bile salt solution T1 = free L. rhamnosus; T2 = sodium alginate (1.5%)-encapsulated L. rhamnosus; T3 = sodium alginate (1.5%)- and xanthan gum (0.5%)-encapsulated L. rhamnosus.
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