ABSTRACT

The Human gut microbiota plays a significant role in Gut health. The concept of Probiotics has led to wide spread consumption of food preparation containing pro biotic microbes such as curd and yogurt. Most of the peoples in Southern India consume home made curd which is prepared from cow milk, buffalo milk or commercial milk. The main aim of the study was to determine the best storage conditions for the curd. In this study we foundthat the samples having adequate pH (6.8) in buffalo milk. In this study Lactobacillus acidophillus in different curd sampleswas enumerated at different storage condition by using Pour plate method and found that the curd sample was cow milk, buffalo milk, commercial milk was maintaining adequate count of Lactobacillus acidophillus and organoleptically acceptable. Hence the home made curd can be stored at 4--5°C in refrigerator after fermentation for 2 days with good probiotic value. Keywords: Gut microbiota, Probiotics, Cow milk, Buffalo milk, Lactobacillus acidophillus
Publication date: 01/06/2025

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.6.9148