Propionibacterium Freudennreichii

P. freudenreichii produces great-tasting cheese and important vitamins. This bacterium also beneficially modifies our microbiota and has beneficial effects on the GI tract. In the food industry, P. freudenreichii is also used as a vitamin producer, certain strains having the ability to produce vitamins such as riboflavin and cobalamin (vitamin B12). In addition to its traditional use, research has recently focused on health benefits related to P. freudenreichii [1]. It was shown that the consumption of this bacterium modulates the gut microbiota, which makes P. freudenreichii both a probiotic and a prebiotic. Health Benefits of P. freudenreichii P. freudenreichii probiotic supplements have not been approved by the FDA for medical use and generally lack solid clinical research