Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 11, Number 1
Written by Maria DONEVA,Iliana NACHEVA, Petya METODIEVA
This article presents an analysis of the particle distribution of granular lyophilized synbiotic products. The main purpose of the present study is to find a relationship between the particle size distribution and the varying component in the composition of the products. Particle size measurements were performed with an ANALYSETTE 22 NanoTec plus analyzer. The results obtained we then subjected to statistical analysis to study the distribution properties of functional food samples. It has been found that for the preparation of granules with a low degree of dusting it is optimal to use 10% sucrose, 1% locus bean gum and 1% fructooligosaccharides (FOS) for processing the lyophilized mixture. Determining the distribution of granules is directly dependent on their composition and purpose. The natural composition of the granulated "LIO - Milk strawberry" and "LIO - Milk chokeberry" guarantees exceptional uniformity in use, as well as prevention of possible oxidation.
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