Table 2 Survival rates of L. acidophilus before and after lyophilization in 13 different formulations

1

0

0

1.98 × 10⁵

9.91 × 10⁴

2

6

0

9.46 × 10¹¹

5.92 × 10¹¹

3

0

6

8.90 × 10¹¹

6.02 × 10¹¹

4

6

6

8.05 × 10¹⁰

6.13 × 10¹⁰

5

− 1.24^a

3

6.10 × 10⁸

3.67 × 10⁸

6

7.24

3

1.63 × 10¹¹

1.12 × 10¹¹

7

3

− 1.24^a

6.02 × 10⁸

3.47 × 10⁸

8

3

7.24

2.87 × 10¹¹

2.15 × 10¹¹

9

3

3

1.73 × 10¹⁰

1.14 × 10¹⁰

10

3

3

1.73 × 10¹⁰

1.14 × 10¹⁰

11

3

3

1.73 × 10¹⁰

1.14 × 10¹⁰

12

3

3

1.74 × 10¹⁰

1.14 × 10¹⁰

13

3

3

1.74 × 10¹⁰

1.14 × 10¹⁰