indicating it may be more
stable since it is better able to maintain a solid structure on
heating. The DH value of the EPS from this study is midway between those of the EPSs obtained from L. kefiranofaciens ZW3
(249.7 J g1) and from L. plantarum KF5 (133.5 J g1; Wang et al.,
2008, 2010), again showing that this material is reasonably stable
on heating