Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Kiran S, Sreeja V and Hiral Kumari Patel

Abstract:
The study aimed at analyzing the growth characteristics of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus helveticus MTCC 5463 (V3) in the presence of different prebiotics. Prebiotics like Inulin, Lactulose and Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) was used in the study @ 2%. Prebiotic Index, growth rate, generation time (doubling time) was determined in the presence of each prebiotic. The results revealed that prebiotic index of FOS was significantly higher than all the prebiotics tested. The strain showed lower generation time and higher growth rate in the presence of FOS.