). The color properties of tomato juice with the addition of FOS are also presented in Table 4. When 0.50% FOS was added, the a* and b* values of fermented tomato juice were significantiy increased (P < 0.05). Xu and others (2003) also reported that FOS enhanced the growth of lactic acid bacteria such as Bifidobsbaterium and Lactobacillus however, inhibited the growth of E.