Electric Technologies Applied to Probiotic and Prebiotic Food

Novel technologies have emerged as preservation techniques with low impact on the quality of food products. Among them, electric technologies use the properties of electricity and magnetism to affect or modify microbial and food structures. As a result of this, new ways of production can be explored for different food purposes. At the same time, the interest in probiotics and prebiotics has been increasing in the past years due to their health properties. Several food products in the global market like cheese, yogurt, and fermented milk, among others, include probiotics and prebiotics in their formulations and are positively associated with consumers’ liking. This chapter revises the best-known probiotics and prebiotics in food, the mechanisms of action of electric technologies, and potential applications of these technologies in probiotic and prebiotic food.