Cited by 165Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyInfant Nutrition and Health

Evaluation of Cheddar cheese as a food carrier for delivery of a probiotic strain to the gastrointestinal tract

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Gardiner, G., Stanton, C., Lynch, P.B., Collins, J.K., Fitzgerald, G., Ross, R.P.·1999·Journal of Dairy Science

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Cheddar cheese was evaluated as a food carrier for the delivery of viable microorganisms of Enterococcus faecium (Fargo 688; Quest Int., Naarden, The Netherlands) to the gastrointestinal tract. This strain had previously been shown to possess properties required of a probiotic microorganism including the ability to relieve irritable bowel syndrome. The strain was found to survive to high numbers in Cheddar cheese during ripening at 8 degrees C for 15 mo (4 x 10(8) cfu/g) and in yogurt during storage at 4 degrees C for 21 d (4 x 10(7) cfu/g). In an in vitro model system, Cheddar cheese was found to have a greater protective effect than yogurt upon exposure of the probiotic culture to porcine gastric juice at pH 2. Subsequently, a feeding trial involving 8 pigs per group was performed in which a rifampicin-resistant variant of the probiotic strain was fed for 21 d at a mean daily intake of 1.3 x 10(10) cfu/d from Cheddar cheese or 3.7 x 10(9) cfu/d from yogurt. During the feeding period, Cheddar cheese yielded a significantly higher mean fecal probiotic count (2 x 10(6) cfu/g of feces) than did yogurt (5.2 x 10(5) cfu/g of feces). These data indicate that mature Cheddar cheese compares very favorably with fresh yogurt as a delivery system for viable probiotic microorganisms to the gastrointestinal tract.

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Authors
Gardiner, G., Stanton, C., Lynch, P. B., Collins, J. K., Fitzgerald, G., & Ross, R. P.
Affiliations
  • Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
  • University College Cork (IE)
Venue
Journal of Dairy Science
Published
1999-07
Volume
82
Issue
7
Pages
1379-1387
ISSN
0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2125167217
Cited by
165
References
52
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 18
FWCI
9.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Teagasc
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
Keywords
Cheddar cheese, probiotics, Enterococcus faecium, probiotic delivery systems, cheese ripening, yogurt, pigs, irritable bowel syndrome
MeSH terms
Animals, Animal Feed, Cheese, Feces, Female, Gastric Juice, Gastrointestinal Contents, Male, Swine, Yogurt, Weight Gain, Enterococcus faecium

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