Double use of concentrated sweet whey for growth and spray drying of probiotics: Towards maximal viability in pilot scale spray dryer
2017
Huang, Song | Méjean, Serge | Rabah, Houem | Dolivet, Anne | Le Loir, Yves | Chen, Xiao Dong | Jan, Gwénaël | Jeantet, Romain | Schuck, Pierre
Spray-drying is expected to be a cost-efficient way to produce probiotic powders. Indeed, a novel simplified process was recently reported, using concentrated sweet whey (30 wt %) as a sole medium for both growth and spray drying of probiotics. The feasibility of scaling up this process was validated in the present work with a semi industrial pilot scale spray dryer. A multi-stage mild-conditions drying process, coupling spray-drying with belt drying and fluid-bed drying, was also applied in this work, in which the final probiotic survival was improved to approximately 100% (>109 CFU g−1). The change of probiotic viability in the powders was monitored during a 6-month storage, which indicated that storage temperature and moisture content of powders play crucial roles in the stability of probiotic powders. Moreover, spray-drying afforded a strain-dependent enhancement of bacterial tolerance in simulated intestinal fluid, in comparison with fresh cultures.
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