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All BPS-producing cultures reduced the amount of whey present on the surface of the undisturbed samples while only three out of five strains reduced syneresis measured after cutting. All BPS-producing cultures except a strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus reduced viscoelastic moduli in fermented milk. Different BPS-producing cultures render different levels of ropiness in fermented milks. There was a linear correlation between ropiness and viscosity (measured at 250 S<sup>-1</sup>), and ropiness and smoothness. In the chemoprevention study, 140 male Fisher rats (6 weeks old) were divided into 7 groups of 20 each. Rats in 6 groups were fed diets supplemented with</p>","abstract_html":"&lt;p&gt;The objectives of this research were to evaluate the rheological, sensorial, and chemopreventive properties of milk fermented with different exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing lactic cultures. Reconstituted (11 % wt/vol) skim milk was fermented with single strains of BPS-producing and non-producing cultures. Fermentation was terminated at pH 4.64 and fermented milk was stored at 4 °C for 12 hours before use. Whey collected on the surface of undisturbed fermented milk samples and after cutting was measured. All BPS-producing cultures reduced the amount of whey present on the surface of the undisturbed samples while only three out of five strains reduced syneresis measured after cutting. All BPS-producing cultures except a strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus reduced viscoelastic moduli in fermented milk. Different BPS-producing cultures render different levels of ropiness in fermented milks. There was a linear correlation between ropiness and viscosity (measured at 250 S&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;), and ropiness and smoothness. In the chemoprevention study, 140 male Fisher rats (6 weeks old) were divided into 7 groups of 20 each. 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