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ArticleInternational journal of food science2025

Assessment of the Applicability of Coconut and Skim Milk Powder as a Carrier for Lactic Acid Bacteria on Their Performance During Production of

Nontobeko Xolisiwe Zulu, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Eugenie Kayitesi, Bhekisisa Dlamini

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Article in International journal of food science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nontobeko Xolisiwe ZuluDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Technology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7585-7768
Angela Parry-Hanson KunaduDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-0420
Eugenie KayitesiDepartment of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, Gauteng, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-763X
Bhekisisa DlaminiDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Technology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5126-3765

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Abstract

The demand for dried starter cultures that are specific to indigenous fermented food products is increasing. In most cases, skim milk (SM) powder is used as a cryoprotectant for microbial cell protection during the preparation of starter cultures. However, the extent of cell protection during freeze-drying and the fermentation efficacy of dried cultures are dependent on the type of microbial strain and carrier media, hence the need to investigate the protective effects of alternative carrier media. This study evaluated the fermentation potential of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) preserved in coconut (CCN) powder and SM powder during

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coconut powderfermentationlactic acid bacteriaskim milkting

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PMID40831545
PMCPMC12358226

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