The demand for alternatives to dairy products has increased in recent years and a lot of proposals for vegetable milk and yogurt products have taken place in the market. Quinoa is a plant from South America that has growth in popularity in recent years as many sought out nutritious and healthier eating, the herb is known for its high nutritional value. It is complete protein source containing all the essential amino acids. If this herb were fermented with probiotic bacteria, there is a potential for a product that is lactose free, gluten free and cholesterol free. The probiotic potential of quinoa milk, fermented with food associated lactic acid bacteria will be investigated. This includes a study that examines how daily consumption of this vegetable drink changes the composition of the oral and intestinal flora. Therefore, healthy people are now seeking to participate in the study, which will be for just over 2 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Quinoa drink fermented with lactic acid bacteria isolated from food
Kemicentrum
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
Survivability of the lactic acid bacteria
If the bacteria can be isolated in a adequate amount by cultivation on MRS broth and rogosa agar
Time frame: 2 weeks
Changes in the human microbiota
Changes in the saliva and stool samples by analyzes with Terminal Restriction Fragment Length polymorphism
Time frame: 2 weeks
Changes in the human microbiota
Changes in the saliva and stool samples by quantitative polymorphic chain reaction
Time frame: 2 weeks
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