3.2. Survival of L. acidophilus throughout the storage period
The growth of L. acidophilus in soymilk after 24 h at 37 C was
about 8.73 log cfu/g (Table 2). Soymilk could support the growth of
L. acidophilus without any need to add additional carbohydrate
source. Similar to this study, Telang, Joshi, Sutar, and Thorat (2010)
observed that the viable count of L. acidophilus in soymilk was 8.54
log cfu/ml after the fermentation period of 24 h at 37 C.