PRE-FERMENTED SYMBIOTIC MATRIX BASED ON A CEREAL SUSPENSION WITH ENCAPSULATED PROBIOTICS, MANUFACTURE PROCESS AND CORRESPONDING UTI LIZATION

摘要

The present invention is about a pre-fermented symbiotic matrix based on a cereal suspension, preferably oat, containing encapsulated probiotics and prebiotics, the manufacturing process and the corresponding utilization. The present invention's object is the development of a cereal symbiotic matrix, preferably from oat, pre-fermented with encapsulated probiotics and free an d/or encapsulated prebiotics, with the aim of complementing the actual funct ional food market and solving problems inherent to the reduced shelf-life pe riod of such foods due to loss of probiotic viability to values below the mi nimum limits needed in order to promote biological activity. Furthermore, th e present invention's object is to improve the fermentative process conditio ns at different levels, namely fermentation time reduction in order to reduc e energy consumption during the process and the risk of contamination reduct ion as well as promote long term microbial stability maintenance. The pre-fe rmented symbiotic matrix is designed, in particular, for those cases where i ntolerance and/or allergy to dairy products occur, yet it is further applica ble to the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and preferably food industries, includin g pet food.