“…Several definitions of probiotics have been published, however, the internationally accepted definition states probiotics are microorganisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer health benefits to the host (Food and Agriculture Drganization & World Health Drganization, 2001). Rivera-Espinoza & Gallardo-Navarro (2010) reported that fermented milk products as yogurt (Batista et al, 2015;Cruz et al, 2013), petit suisse cheese (Pereira et al, 2016), minas frescal cheese (Dantas et al, 2016), and dairy beverages (Castro et al, 2013a, b) are good carrier matrices for probiotic microorganisms. However, raw food products have recently been intensively investigated as potential substrates for the production of probiotic non-dairy foods (Martins et al, 2013;Peres et al, 2012;Soccol et al, 2010;Yu et al, 2012).…”