| abstract |
PURPOSE: To enhance the sweetness of a lactic beverage, by adding calcium gluconate and L-ascorbic acid to a culture obtained by cultivating lactic acid bacteria in a specific proportion, and adjusting the pH to a specific value. n CONSTITUTION: Lactic acid bacteria are cultivated in an animal milk as a principal culture medium, and 0.05W1w/v% calcium gluconate and L-ascorbic acid are added to the culture in an optional stage after the completion of the cultivation. The pH of the medium is then adjusted to ≤3.8. Thus, the amount of the sweetening agent to be added is 10W20wt% smaller than that in the conventional method. n COPYRIGHT: (C)1982,JPO&Japio |