European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIEW ARTICLE ON PROBIOTICS

*Manjeet Singh, Abujam Nganthoi Devi, Rohit Kumar, Tanvay Jaithliya, Shubam Sehgal and Neelam Somani

ABSTRACT

Probiotics are define as live microbial food ingredient that have a beneficial effect on human health. It can improve intestinal function and maintain the integrity of the lining of the intestines. Probiotics are naturally found in food many fermented food products for example, sauerkraut, kefir (fermented milk) and kimchi (Korean side dish). The history of Probiotic it is derived from Latin (pro) and Greek (bios) meaning literally “for life”. Lily and Stillwell explain in their article Science 1962 wherein they expanded the definition of probiotics to include “the anaerobic bacteria that are able to produce lactic acid and stimulate the growth of other organisms. It is useful for the health like Increase secretory IgA production and it may seem new to the food and supplement industry, but they have been present in from of our first breath. In these review study about the probiotic and their history, health benefit of probiotics, product of probiotics and their mechanism of action etc.

Keywords: sauerkraut, kefir (fermented milk) and kimchi (Korean side dish).