Formulations 15 and 16, described in Table 2, presented the
highest increase in the optical density at 660 nm (0.32) after
10 h of fermentation for the Lb. plantarum AC-1, indicating that
these formulas were optimal for strain growth. Lb. plantarum
B-7 and B. animalis subsp. lactis BFL-9 demonstrated lower growth
in these same formulations (data not shown).