Duration of Storage (Days) Viable cell count CFU/ml under Storage conditions
Room temperature Refrigerated temperature
0 (Day of Lyophilisation) 2.11×108 3.27×108
2 1.21×108 3.01×108
4 1.01×108 2.58×108
6 6.30×107 1.00×108
Table 4: Viable counts of the powdered curd stored at room temperature (28°C) and refrigerated (10°C) conditions.