The probiotic increased the turbidity of the juice, however, it did not alter the acceptance (appearance, aroma, flavour, texture and overall impression). The acceptance was driven positively by sweet taste, sweet aroma and bitter aftertaste, and negatively by apple flavour, apple aroma, darker colour and sour taste, verified by PLS. It was possible to develop a
synbiotic apple juice that showed a similar sensory profile (except presence of particles and turbidity)
and acceptance to that of the sucrose-added juice by adding L. paracasei as a probiotic culture and oligofructose
as a sugar substitute and prebiotic.