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Some lactic acid bacteria are capable of producing capsular or extracellular polysaccharides, with desirable technological properties and biological activities. Such polysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria are called exopolysaccharides and can be used to alter rheological properties, acting in processes involving viscosity, emulsification, and flocculation, among others. They may also be involved in prebiotic, probiotic, and biological activities, as well as having potential application in the food industry. In this mini-review, the objectives were to present some beneficial properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus plantarum that have not been commercially explored. For that, the article focused to summarize revision of current publications within the following topics: (1) rheological properties, (2) prebiotic properties, (3) biological activities, and (4) potential application in the food industry. EPS produced by Lb. plantarum can be used as gelling agent, emulsifier, or stabilizer for food products. The glucan nature of the produced EPS enhances probiotic properties of this LAB species. Lactobacillus plantarum EPS has antioxidant, antibiofilm, and antitumor activities. Finally, there is an improvement in texture of fermented food products where Lb. plantarum is used as starter culture which is related to EPS production in situ. Therefore, EPS produced by Lb. plantarum have important and desirable properties to be explored for several applications, including health and food areas.

A exigência por alimentos com composição nutricional balanceada e que possam oferecer benefícios adicionais à saúde é manifestada intensamente pelos consumidores atuais. O queijo petit-suisse, desenvolvido por Charles Chervais em 1850, é produzido com leite desnatado e adicionado de creme, de consistência cremosa, e sua massa é obtida pelo processo de coagulação mista, podendo ser adicionado de condimentos doces ou salgados [33]. No Brasil, o produto é consumido como sobremesa e dirigido principalmente ao público infantil. Tem boa aceitação e público crescente de consumo, embora tais índices ainda sejam pequenos, quando comparados aos de outros países [41] RESUMOO efeito de diferentes combinações de gomas sobre os parâmetros de textura instrumental de queijo tipo petit-suisse probiótico foi avaliado. Queijos petit-suisse foram produzidos utilizando-se massa-base de queijo quark preparada com o starter Streptococcus thermophilus e os probióticos Lactobacillus acidophilus e Bifidobacterium longum. Três formulações de queijo petit-suisse foram preparadas, a partir de massa-base de queijo quark adicionada de 0,75% do produto final da mistura de gomas -xantana (X), carragena (C), guar (G), pectina (P): F1 = 2,5X:2,5C:5G; F2 = 2X:3C:5P; F3 = 5C:5G. Os parâmetros avaliados após 1, 7, 14 e 21 dias de armazenamento do produto a 4±1ºC incluíram a contagem de probióticos, a textura instrumental, o pH e a umidade. As populações de probióticos mantiveram-se acima de 6,40 log UFC/g para L. acidophilus e de 7,30 log UFC/g para B. longum. Houve diferença significativa entre as formulações (p<0,05) para todos os parâmetros de textura, exceto a firmeza de F1. O pH e a umidade apresentaram comportamento semelhante para as três formulações. Dentre as formulações estudadas, F1 foi considerada a melhor, por sua firmeza mais estável durante o período de armazenamento. Palavras chaves: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, alimento funcional, firmeza, laticínio, hidrocolóides. SuMMArY INSTRUMENTAL TEXTURE OF PROBIOTIC PETIT-SUISSE CHEESE: INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF GUMS.The effect of different combinations of gums over texture parameters of probiotic petit-suisse cheese was evaluated. Petit-suisse cheeses were produced using Quark cheese-base prepared with the starter Streptococcus thermophilus and the probiotics Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum. Three formulations of petit-suisse were prepared, using the quark cheese-base added of 0.75% of the final product of the mixture of the hydrocolloids xanthan gum (X), carrageenan gum (C), guar gum (G), pectin (P): F1 = 2,5X:2,5C:5G; F2 = 2X:3C:5P; F3 = 5C:5G. Parameters evaluated after 1, 7, 14, and 21 days of storage of the product at 4±1ºC included microbial counts of probiotic microorganisms, instrumental texture parameters, pH and moisture. Probiotic counts were always above 6.40 log CFU/g for L. acidophilus and above 7.30 log CFU/g for B. longum. The formulations were significantly different (p<0.05) for all the texture parameters, except for firmness of F1. The...