No significant
differences in the physicochemical and sensorial characteristics of produced fermented milk with spraydried
L. casei cells were observed compared to the control and commercial samples, which is an
important feature for consumers' acceptability. Importantly, after all in vitro tests, the number of
microencapsulated L. casei cells remained over 6 log cfu g1, in contrast to free cells, which is the
minimum required level for conferring a probiotic effect