Table 3. Viable cell count of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in commercial drinking yogurts
Strains | Viable cell counts (Log CFU/mL) |
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | Sample 6 |
Lactobacillus spp. | 7.30±0.02b | 6.52±0.31c | 7.25±0.05b | 8.13±0.42a | 6.95±0.10b | 6.12±0.05d |
Bifidobacterium spp. | 7.30±0.05b,c | 4.77±1.32d | 4.54±0.05d | 7.93±0.27b | 5.03±1.84d | 5.76±0.94c,d |
Data are expressed as mean±SD from triplicates and different letters in a column are significantly different at p<0.05.
Detailed information and nutrition facts about the samples used in this study can be found in Table 1 and 2.