Hypercholesterolaemia is one of the factors causing cardiovascular disease. An alternative to prevent hypercholesterolemia is by consuming arrowroot yoghurt which has ability as hypocholesterolemic probiotic. Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum is known to have hypocholesterolemic potency. The aim of this research is to get the appropriate formulation of the culture to produce arrowroot yoghurt which can decrease total cholesterol level. Arrowroot is fermented using different lactic acid bacteria formula, comprising A (Lactobacillus plantarum : Lactobacillus fermentum), B (Lactobacillus plantarum), and C (Lactobacillus fermentum). Arrowroot yoghurt then evaluated with total of lactic acid, pH, lactic acid bacteria, organoleptic, and in vivo total cholesterol. The results showed that the best formula of arrowroot yoghurt using C culture based on total lactic acid, pH parameter, and total lactic acid bacteria. After the total cholesterol test, the results obtained that arrowroot yoghurt which fermented by Lactobacillus fermentum and positive control (simvastatin 0,18 mg/200 g body weight) can reduce total cholesterol levels with a decrease percentage of 30.36% and 27.13%. Therefore, arrowroot yoghurt which fermented by Lactobacillus fermentum had antihypercholesterolemic potency.
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