The viability of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus DSM 20079, after its passage through the
simulated gastric and pancreatic juices, was evaluated as function of its pre-growth in a medium containing
the known prebiotics pectin or inulin, and was compared to glucose used as control. The presence
of pectin or inulin did not affect the growth (12.11log10 colony forming units/mL and 12.08log10 colony
forming units/mL for pectin and inulin respectively versus 12.22log10 colony forming units/mL obtained
for glucose).