Research Article
Preparation and Characterization of Alginate and Psyllium Beads Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus
Table 2
Size, encapsulation efficiency, and % survival in acid condition of prepared formulations.
| Formulation | Diameter (mm) () | Count (CFU/g) after preparation | Encapsulation efficiency (%) | % Survival |
| F1 | | | | | F2 | | | | | F3 | | | | | F4 | | | | | F5 | | | | | F6 | | | | | F7 | | | | | F8 | | | | | F9 | | | | | F10 | | | | 70.7 ± 0. 7 | F11 | | | | | F12 | | | | 76.0 ± 0. 3 | Untreated cellsa | — | — | — | |
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aInoculum count: CFU/mL.
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