Table 1: Viability of probiotics (cfu.g-1 )* in the Galotyri cheeses during storage at 4oC.
**A: cheese made with ΒΤ002+L. acidophilus NCFM; B: cheese made with ΒΤ002+L. acidophilus 145; C: cheese made with ΒΤ002+L. paracasei subsp. paracasei LbC81; D: cheese made with ΒΤ002+L. rhamnosus LC705.
a,bMeans in row at the same storage time with a common superscript do not differ significantly (P> 0.05, LSD test).
e,fMeans in column at different storage time with a common superscript do not differ significantly (P> 0.05, LSD test).
| Storage Time (days) | Cheese code** |
A | B | C | D |
Probiotics (cfu.g-1) | 1 | 1.67 x 106a-e | 8.57 x 106ab-e | 2.80 x 107ab-e | 3.32 x 107b-e |
8 | 1.43 x 106a-e | 5.17 x 106a-e | 6.26 x 107b-e | 2.37 x 107ab-e |
15 | 1.79 x 106a-e | 4.80 x 106a-e | 7.29 x 107b-e | 1.67a x 107b-ef |
30 | 1.89 x 106a-e | 4.64 x 106a-e | 8.60 x 107b-e | 6.34 x 106a-e |