According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit for the host. Probiotic bacteria are accepted universally for conferring beneficial effects to human gut health. However, the successful delivery of these bacteria to the human intestine via a proper food matrix is challenging because the stresses encountered by the probiotics during processing, storage and gastric transition cause major loss of viability. The primary objective of...