Table 1 Survival of L. fermentum D12 and L. plantarum D13 after freeze-drying. (a) Influence of exopolysaccharide (EPS) addition and microencapsulation in alginate (b) Influence of the addition of lyoprotectants

9.77 ± 0.21^az

9.99 ± 0.29^az

9.79 ± 0.14^az

9.62 ± 0.01^az

10.13 ± 0.12^az

8.19 ± 0.19^bx

8.79 ± 0.17^by

8.68 ± 0.09^by

8.69 ± 0.09^by

9.98 ± 0.04^az

1.57 ± 0.19^cx

1.20 ± 0.17^cxy

1.11 ± 0.09^cy

0.92 ± 0.09^cy

0.15 ± 0.04^bz

9.91 ± 0.01^az

9.99 ± 0.04^az

9.83 ± 0.06^az

9.91 ± 0.07^dz

10.05 ± 0.23^az

9.33 ± 0.05^dy

9.16 ± 0.15^by

8.99 ± 0.03^dy

9.12 ± 0.19^by

8.39 ± 0.35^cz

0.58 ± 0.05^ex

0.83 ± 0.15^cy

0.84 ± 0.03^ey

0.79 ± 0.19^cxy

1.65 ± 0.35^dz

10.21 ± 0.20^az

10.21 ± 0.20^az

10.21 ± 0.20^az

10.21 ± 0.20^az

10.09 ± 0.13^az

9.90 ± 0.24^az

10.08 ± 0.18^az

9.85 ± 0.11^az

0.23 ± 0.15^bz

0.30 ± 0.15^bz

0.12 ± 0.15^bz

0.35 ± 0.11^bz

10.18 ± 0.15^az

10.18 ± 0.15^az

10.18 ± 0.15^az

10.18 ± 0.15^az

10.08 ± 0.13^ay

10.02 ± 0.18^ay

9.64 ± 0.04^cz

9.81 ± 0.49^ay

0.09 ± 0.11^by

0.16 ± 0.17^by

0.54 ± 0.04^dz

0.37 ± 0.49^yz