Byproduct from pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex poiret) as a substrate and vegetable matrix to contain Lactobacillus casei

Pumpkin waste was used as a substrate and support of Lactobacillus casei (ATCC-393). A complete factorial design (24) was performed in order to study the effect of water content, whey, inoculum concentration and the incubation period on cell growth and viability. According to the results of the expe...

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Main Authors: C. Genevois, S. Flores, M. de Escalada Pla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616000864