Food is considered the more
convenient way of delivering probiotics in daily diets as compared
to capsules or powders. Dairy food products mainly yoghurts are
ideal food matrix for delivering probiotics, owing to their high
consumer acceptability and better viability of these organisms. But
a number of factors like cholesterol content, allergy to milk proteins
and lactose intolerance necessitate exploring other non-dairy alternatives.
Several reports on development of probiotic foods from
different matrices like cereals, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables etc.
are available.