ABSTRACT
The growing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has led to an increasing demand for food products that support health. Today, probiotic-containing foods are commonly found all over the world. By and large, functional dairy products that contain probiotics comprise fermented milk products or yogurt. The ancient Assyrian word for yogurt, “lebeny,” means life. It is interesting to note that the
modern word “probiotic” is derived from words meaning “for life” (Greek pro: for and bios: life).
