Abstract

Probiotics are of interest due to their health benefits to the consumers. To ensure the therapeutic minimum level of probiotics, microencapsulation techniques are applied. Among various techniques, drying of probiotics in the powder form is of interest due to its convenience of use. Therefore, spray drying, freeze drying, and fluidize bed drying are discussed in this chapter as well as their effects on viability of probiotics during drying process together with protective strategy, focusing on the effect of non-equilibrium states and glass transition. In addition, stability of probiotics is also discussed.

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