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Book cover image of Probiotic Dairy Products by Tamime

Authors: Tamime
ISBN-13: 9781405121248, ISBN-10: 1405121246
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2006
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Tamime

Dr Adnan Tamime is a Dairy Science and Technology Consultant based in Scotland, UK.

Book Synopsis

Following significant developments in recent understanding of milk systems and an explosion in interest in the use of probiotics and prebiotics as functional foods Probiotic Dairy Products looks at advancements in the dairy industry and reviews the latest scientific developments in regard to the ‘functional’ aspects of dairy and fermented milk products and their ingredients. The first title in Blackwell Publishing’s prestigious Society of Dairy Technology Series, this key text includes coverage of:

Production systems
Gut microflora
Genomic characterisation of probiotic micro-organisms
Physical properties associated with health claims
Maintenance of the viability of probiotic products
National and international statutory regulations

Edited by Adnan Tamime, with contributions from international authors and full of core commercially useful information for the dairy industry, this book is an essential title for dairy scientists, dairy technologists and nutritionists worldwide.

1	Microbiota of the human gut	1
2	Genomic characterisation of starter cultures	16
3	Production and maintenance of viability of probiotic micro-organisms in dairy products	39
4	Current legislation of probiotic products	73
5	Enumeration and identification of mixed probiotic and lactic acid bacterial starter cultures	98
6	Prebiotic ingredients with emphasis on galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides	120
7	Health claims associated with probiotics	138
8	Production of vitamins, exopolysaccharides and bacteriocins by probiotic bacteria	167
9	Future development of probiotic dairy products	195