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Introduction - Probiotics<br />

A probiotic food is a food that contains probiotics in sufficient quantities<br />

and that exerts beneficial effects on the host beyond its primary<br />

nutritional effect.<br />

PROBIOTICS<br />

as/via<br />

Traditional<br />

Functional<br />

Food<br />

Pharmaceutical<br />

fermented foods<br />

foods<br />

supplements<br />

preparations<br />

Foods of animal or<br />

vegetable origin<br />

fermented with<br />

lactic acid bacteria,<br />

which are consumed<br />

without heat treatment<br />

New type of foods that<br />

contain probiotic lactic<br />

acid bacteria strains that<br />

have been selected on<br />

the basis of specific,<br />

functional properties<br />

(fermented dairy<br />

products, fruit juices, ...)<br />

Probiotic microorganisms that have been<br />

selected on the basis of their specific,<br />

functional properties (powders, tablets,<br />

capsules, …)

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