NOVEL BIFIDUS BACTERIUM STRAIN AND PRODUCTION OF FERMENTED MILK USING THE SAME

摘要

PURPOSE:To obtain a novel Bifidus bacterium strain whose culture mixture can be used as a water retention stabilizer for food products because it can prevent the water-phase separation in food products and gives fermented milk of smooth texture with high texture stability. CONSTITUTION:A strain belonging to Bifidobacterium longum and producing a large amount of polysaccharides extracellularly. The production of food products stabilized in their water retention by using the culture mixture produced by culturing this Bifidus strain in a liquid medium. A water retention stabilizer containing the culture mixture produced by culturing the Bifidus strain in a liquid medium. A production process of fermented milk having smooth texture with high texture stability by using the strain as a starter.