The present invention relates to a fermented milk product with improved gel strength and/or serum viscosity.

The present invention concerns a mixture of lactic bacteria for yeasting of gluten-free baked products. Particularly, the invention concerns the use of natural yeast based on selected lactic bacteria as yeasting agent for the production of gluten-free bread, with improved sensory and nutritional property, designed for celiac patients feeding.

The present invention relates to mutants of lactic acid bacteria which are resistant towards the antibiotic D-cycloserine and/or functionally equivalent antibiotics and which were found to give an increased texture when grown in milk while maintaining the other growth properties of the parent strain. The present invention, furthermore, relates to compositions comprising such mutants, and to dairy products fermented with the lactic acid bacteria resistant towards D-cycloserine and/or functionally equivalent antibiotics.

A starter culture for making sourdough is disclosed, comprising a mixture of Lactobacillus paracasei BSB 2 DSM 28104 and Lactobacillus gallinarum BSB 1 DSM 28103.

Likewise disclosed is a method for producing a starter dough as a constituent of doughs for baking baked wheat products using a wheat bread contingent, including the following steps: a) In a first stage, preparing a sourdough by mixing around 100 parts by weight wheat flour with 100-200 parts by weight water and inoculating the mixture with a starter thickened with milled cereal products and obtained from a culture of lactic acid bacteria, more particularly as a mixed culture of at least two complementary Lactobacillus species and yeast with a 20-35 C. temperature range, and ageing the resulting first mixture for a period of 12-36 hours. b) In a second stage, producing a mixture of wheat flour, a wheat bread contingent and water, comprising an amount of 75-135 parts by weight, preferably 75-120 parts by weight wheat flour; of which 15-75 parts by weight, preferably 30-75 parts by weight wheat bread contingent, which is mixed with 150 parts by weight water for a time in particular of 10-120 minutes, preferably 30-60 minutes, with stirring in two steps, the product having a temperature in a range of 20-35 C.; c) mixing part of the sourdough obtained in the first stage as per step a) with a greater part of the second mixture for initializing the fermentation of the second stage, d) ageing the combined mixture obtained in step c) for a period of 24-60 hours, to give a starter dough as a constituent of doughs for making baked wheat products.

Starter dough as a constituent of doughs for making baked wheat products, obtainable by the method of the invention.

The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a strained fermented dairy product, comprising a heat treatment step, a high pressure homogenization step, a fermentation step, a separation step and a smoothing step.

A probiotic composition comprised of a probiotic, a prebiotic, a complex-starch reducing enzyme, an enzymatic co-factor, and a pH modifier. The probiotic composition facilitates the creation of a biofilm within the GI tract of poultry that outcompetes and excludes pathogens. The probiotic composition can be incorporated into an eggwash and sprayed onto an egg, the sprayed egg developing a stable probiotic population within the GI tract of the pre-hatched chick. The probiotic composition can also be incorporated into poultry feed by applying the probiotic composition as a mash prior to pelleting. The probiotic composition can also be applied post-pelleting as a wet or dry spray, directly onto the pellets. In some instances, the probiotic composition can be added a drinking water source used by poultry as a water additive. Poultry that consume feed or water that contain the probiotic composition develop a stable probiotic population within their GI tracts.

In cheese production bacterial cultures secrets lactic acid and lowers the pH for promoting the curdling. However, longer incubation will increase the acidic condition followed by off flavor. An Organic Natural curdling Ingredient is produced by microbial fermentation of glucose obtained from the non-edible grain starches. The microbial source used is a consortium of two Lactobacillus sp. strains modified by way of strain improvement for product yield enhancement. Addition of 0.5 to 1% of this product reduces the incubation time and the acidic conditions. The major ingredient in An Organic Natural curdling Ingredient is a combination of naturally produced organic acids with mineral nutrient like calcium. The product has taste and texture improving efficiency by reducing the acidic flavor. Calcium is a valuable addition to the final product with high nutritional benefit in bio-available form.

The present disclosure relates to a coated probiotic having enhanced acid tolerance, bile tolerance, gastrointestinal survivability, cold storage stability and room temperature storage stability by including milk-derived phospholipid and Aloe vera gel as a coating agent, a food composition containing the same, and a method for producing the same. As the coated probiotic includes the Aloe vera gel and the milk-derived phospholipid as the coating agent, it may have increased stabilities against external environmental stress, such as lyophilization stability and storage stability of the probiotic itself, and may have significantly enhanced acid tolerance and bile tolerance which are the indices of the gastrointestinal stability of the probiotic after taking.