SUITABILITY OF CERTAIN NON-DAIRY FOOD SUBSTANCES PROCESSED BY LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS AS PROBIOTICS
Gopa Sarma*, Gayatri Bakshi, Sneha Mehta, Sarah Jenny Oommen, Tina Subnani
ABSTRACT
Suitability of various kinds of non dairy juices like chayote squash
juice, mint leaves (Mentha viridis) and wheat grass (Triticum aestivum)
processed by lactic acid fermentation was tested. These products were
tested for assessment of selected quantitative analysis (pH, titrable
acidity expressed as lactic acid and citric acid, ascorbic acid, reducing
sugar) and sensory parameters. The juices showed sufficiently low pH
values even after 158 hrs. Sensory analysis showed that chayote
squash had pleasant sour taste and flavour as a result of lactic acid
produced by lactic acid bacteria. Hence, chayote squash (Sechium
edule) juice was considered suitable for preparation of products by fermentation with
probiotic bacteria.
Keywords: Probiotics, Lactic acid bacteria, Lactic acid fermentation, Non-dairy products, Sensory analysis.
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