The effect of t he addition of oligofructose or sucralose as sug ar subs titutes an d Lactobacillus paracasei ssp.
paraca sei as a probiot ic on the sensor y profi le and acceptance of clari fi ed apple juic e were evalua ted. The
in fl uenc e of the sensor y attributes on the acceptability was also determined. Juices with oligofructose
(20 g/L ) showed less sweetness than those wit h sucrose (20 g/L ), wh ile those with sucralose (0.0 3 g/L )
had a lighter colour. Oli gofructose or sucralose contr ibuted to the increased acceptance (taste and overall
impression) of the pure juic es, making it similar to that of the sucrose-product. There were no dif ferences
in the acceptance of the appe arance, aroma or textu re. The probiotic increased the turb idity of the juice,
however, it did not alter the acceptance ( appearance, aroma, fl avour, textu re and overall impression). The
acceptance was driven positively by sweet taste, sweet aroma and bitter af tertaste, an d negatively by
apple fl avour, appl e aroma, darker colour and sour taste, verifi ed by PL S. It was possi ble to develop a
synbiotic apple juic e that showed a similar sensor y profi le (except presence of par ticles an d turb idity)
and acceptance to that of the sucrose-added juic e by addi ng L. paracasei as a probiotic culture and oli-
gofructose as a sugar subs titute and prebiotic.