FOOD SCIENCE

   

Fermentation and probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria and optimization of its composite fermentation schemes in dairy products in Yili, Xinjiang

Jing-Jing CAI   

  • Received:2019-07-24 Revised:2019-09-28 Published:2019-10-16
  • Contact: Jing-Jing CAI

Abstract: The acidification ability, the aroma-producing ability and the texture of the yogurt were measured in the fermentation process of seven excellent lactic acid bacteria. The probiotic characteristics of strains were explored through antibacterial properties, gastrointestinal juice tolerance and antibiotic susceptibility. Strains with better performance were screened and combined to obtain the optimal combination of composite fermentation strains. The fermentation results of single strain showed that Leuconostoc lactis XKN1-5, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus BSTS6-4 had a short curd time (about 7 h), acid lactic acid degree reached 96 °T, and the acidification ability was better than other strains; L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus BSTS6-3, L. acidophilus XSXN1-2 fermented yogurt had excellent texture characteristics; L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus BSTS6-1, L. acidophilus XSXN1-1 had the best aroma performance, among which strain XSXN1-1 had a diacetyl content of 2.02 mg/L and an acetaldehyde content of 16 mg/L, which can significantly improve the flavor of yogurt. Probiotic experiments results showed that L. fermentum BST2-3 and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (BSTS6-1, BSTS6-3, BSTS6-4) could inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria; L. fermentum BST2-3, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (BSTS6-1, BSTS6-4) had great adhesion ability; the viable number of L. fermentum BST2-3 reached 106 CFU/mL after 9 h simulated gastrointestinal juice treatment. Strains showed sensitivity to most tested antibiotics and had high safety. Seven LAB were classified and subjected to yoghurt compound fermentation according to acid production, aroma production, texture and probiotic characteristics, then the optimal strain combination of the composite fermentation was obtained as L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (BSTS6-4 and BSTS6-3), L. acidophilus XSXN1-1, L. fermentum BST2-3.

Key words: Yogurt, LAB, fermentation characteristics, probiotic characteristics, composite fermentation

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