Food Microbiology - Probiotic and Prebiotics
Food Microbiology - Probiotic and Prebiotics What are Probiotics ? The Greek word ‘Pro’=for and BIos=food Probiotics are those living organisms which are consume for it’s beneficial effect on host. Probiotics may be bacteria or fungi,they are not harmful they are helpful for gut intestine. At the start of 20th century, Russian Nobel Prize winner the father of modern immunology, Eli Metchnikoff first conceptualize “Probiotics” According to WHO “The probiotics are define as the live microbs which when consume in adequate amount confer a beneficial health effect on the host cell’. Sources Probiotics that are naturally found in your intestines include: Saccharomyces boulardii (a yeast) and bacteria in the Lactobacillus and Bifobacterium families of microorganisms. (Outside of the body, Lactobacillus acidophilus is the probiotic that is found in some yogurts.) Supplements: dietary probiotic supplements — which are available in capsules, tablets, po...