ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.47, ss.29-35, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Salep is obtained by grinding dried orchid tubers and used as a valuable ingredient in the food industry. Because of the glucomannan content of salep, it is thought to have prebiotic potential. However, there is little information in studies concerning the fermentation characteristics and potential prebiotic properties of salep. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of salep on bifidobacterial growth by measuring the highest optical density (OD), calculating the specific growth rates, and determining the production of lactic acid and short-chain fatty adds (acetic, propionic, and butyric add) as a result of bacterial fermentation.