Fermented sweet lemon juice (Citrus limetta) using Lactobacillus plantarum LS5: Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities

Sweet lemon juice was fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum LS5 to produce a probiotic juice. The cell counts of the L. plantarum LS5 increased from 7.0 ± 0.1 to 8.63 ± 0.38 log CFU/mL during fermentation (37 °C for 48 h) (p < 0.05) and decreased from 8.63 ± 0.38 to 7.14 ± 0.21 log CFU/mL after...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Bagher Hashemi, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Francisco J. Barba, Zahra Nemati, Samaneh Sohrabi Shokofti, Fatemeh Alizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617305625