Assessment of the Physicochemical, Antioxidant, Microbial, and Sensory Attributes of Yogurt-Style Products Enriched with Probiotic-Fermented Aronia melanocarpa Berry Juice

Abstract

The aim(目的) of this study was to create(创建) various formulations of yogurt enriched with freeze(冻结)-dried adjuncts, namely(即) (i) probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 14917 culture(文化), and (ii) L. plantarum ATCC 14917 fermented black chokeberry juice, along with a commercial(商业) starter culture(文化). The goal was to enhance(提高) functionality and optimize the nutritional(营养) value(价值) of the products. These new yogurt-style(风格) formulations were subsequently(随后) compared with commercially produced yogurt. All products demonstrated(演示) favorable(有利) physicochemical properties, and the probiotic strain(应变) consistently(一贯) maintained viable(可行) levels exceeding 7 log(日志) cfu/g throughout(遍及) the entire(整个) storage(存储) period(时期). The fermented milk produced with the adjunct-free L. plantarum cells, as well as the yogurt produced with the proposed(提出) lactobacilli-fermented chokeberry juice, exhibited the highest lactic acid(酸) production(生产) (1.44 g/100 g yogurt by the end of storage(存储)). Levels of syneresis were observed at lower(较低) values(价值) in yogurt produced with freeze(冻结)-dried fermented chokeberry juice. Yogurts prepared(准备) with the lactobacilli-fermented freeze(冻结)-dried chokeberry juice displayed elevated total(总) phenolic content(内容) and antioxidant capacity(容量) (25.74 µg GAE/g and 69.05 µmol TE/100 g, respectively(分别)). Furthermore, sensory tests revealed a distinctive(鲜明) fruity flavor(风味) in samples incorporating fermented juice. The results demonstrate(演示) that probiotic L. plantarum-fermented chokeberry juice enhances(提高) both the antioxidant capacity(容量) and the viability of beneficial(有益) bacteria(细菌) in yogurt while it can be readily(欣然) applied and commercialized, especially in the form of a freeze(冻结)-dried formulation.