INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

Volume 15, No. 02, Month MARCH, Year 2019, Pages 375 - 386

Probiotication of black grass jelly [mesona chinensis (benth.)] by encapsulated lactobacillus plantarum mar8 for a ready to drink (rtd) beverages

Wulandari, N. F., Suharna, N., Yulinery, T. and Nurhidayat N.

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Lactobacillus plantarum is an importantly probiotic bacteria for intestinal microbiota. The use of encapsulated the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum Mar 8 by agar, carrageenan, Arabic gum, konjac (Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch), and black jelly [Mesona chinensis (Benth.)] for its application for RTD packaged beverages product was investigated. The probiotic bacteria was prepared by cultivation, biomass collection by suspension, and encapsulation. The result showed that 2% of carrageenan was the best encapsulant for the probiotic based on its suitable elasticity of the black jelly for RTD use. The probiotic was maintained at 8-9 log cfu/ml. This result would be potential for the application of encapsulated probiotic for RTD jelly black beverages.

Keywords

beverages, microcapsule, probiotic, storage, viability

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