Abstract

Recently, more consumers are interested in purchasing probiotic food and beverage products that may improve their immune health. The market for functional foods and beverages that include Bifidobacterium is expanding because of their potential uses in both food and therapeutic applications. However, maintaining Bifidobacterium’s viability during food processing and storage remains a challenge. Microencapsulation technique has been explored to improve the viability of Bifidobacterium. Despite the technical, microbiological, and economic challenges, the market potential for immune-supporting functional foods and beverages is significant. Additionally, there is a shift toward postbiotics as a solution for product innovation, a promising postbiotic product that can be incorporated into various food and beverage formats is also introduced in this review. As consumers become more health-conscious, future developments in the functional food and beverage market discussed in this review could serve as a reference for researchers and industrialist.

摘要

最近，越来越多的消费者有兴趣购买可以改善免疫健康的益生菌食品和饮料产品。由于双歧杆菌在食品和治疗应用中的潜在用途，含双歧杆菌的功能性食品和饮料市场正在扩大。然而，在食品加工和储存过程中保持双歧杆菌的活力仍然是一个挑战。人们已经探索了微胶囊技术来提高双歧杆菌的活力。尽管面临技术、微生物和经济方面的挑战，免疫支持功能性食品和饮料的市场潜力仍然巨大。此外，后生元作为产品创新解决方案的趋势正在转变，本次综述还介绍了一种有前途的后生元产品，可以融入各种食品和饮料形式。随着消费者健康意识的增强，本文讨论的功能性食品和饮料市场的未来发展可以为研究人员和实业家提供参考。