Bigel Matrix Loaded with Probiotic Bacteria and Prebiotic Dietary Fibers from Berry Pomace Suitable for the Development of Probiotic Butter Spread Product.

This study presents a novel approach to developing a probiotic butter spread product. We evaluated the prebiotic activity of soluble dietary fibers extracted from cranberry and sea buckthorn berry pomace with different probiotic strains (, , and ), uploaded selected compatible combination in the bigel matrix, and applied it in the probiotic butter spread formulation. Bigels and products were characterized by physical stability, rheological, textural properties, and viability of probiotics during storage at different conditions.