Public Deliverables

Probiotic production requires going through different processes before being marketed and consumed or added to any food, such as freezing, lyophilization, spray drying. These processes cause various types of stress, affecting both the viability and the functional properties of bacteria. In addition, when ingested, probiotic bacteria must pass through the entire digestive system in order to reach the colon in enough amounts to exert their beneficial action. Currently, with the objective to prevent the low survival of probiotic bacteria during and/or after their production and also after their digestion exist different strategies, the microencapsulation being one of the most used approaches.

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The objective of this deliverable is to summarize the different protocols of handling samples among the partners of PREMIUM in order to be shared for implementation, to ensure adequate utilization when transferring samples to other partners, thus contributing to quality of the results.