Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and Reduced Postprandial Acidification

• Metabolic modulation of yogurt fermentation kinetics and acidification by Bifidobacterium-starter culture interactions.

  • 2026-01-23
  • Frontiers in microbiology 17
  • • Zhi Zhao
    • Shaoqi Shi
    • Lele Zhang
    • Meilun An
    • Pengcheng Wen
    • Yue Sang
    • Haihong Feng
    • Baochao Hou
    • Jian He
    • Wei-Lian Hung
    • Baolei Li
    • Liang Zhao
    • Xiaoxia Li
    • Ran Wang

  • PubMed: 41657908
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1724590

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Postprandial Acidification

  • Low evidence

  Over 21-day of refrigerated storage, the acid accumulation in Bifidobacterium-enriched yogurts was significantly lower (Δ 3.08-7.49 °T) than in HYY yogurt (Δ 9.42 °T), primarily by downregulation key metabolic pathways... leading to reduced post-acidification.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes