The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) defines probiotics as live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.
Probiotics are not all live microorganisms, nor are they all microorganisms found in fermented foods. The internationally used definition describes probiotics as live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. For scientific experiments, this ...