Development of the Fermentation of Tomato Juice by Bifidobacterium

A new health beverage was prepared via fermentation of tomato juice by Bifidobacterium.The optimal conditions were determined by orthogonal test: fermentation broth of 4%,fermentation temperature of 37℃,fermentation time of 10 hours,tomato juice content of 60%,pectin of 0.15%,PGA of 0.1%,xanthan gum of 0.1% and sodium dihydrogen phosphate of 0.05%.The product ingredients: honey of 4%,sucrose of 3% and fruit flavor of 2%.