PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a culture method of a lactic acid bacterium giving a high viable cell ratio compared to a method using a liquid medium, and a food material obtained by this culture method.SOLUTION: Using a medium comprising skim-milk and wheat flour, a lactic acid bacterium is cultured. More specifically, a medium comprising skim-milk and wheat flour is inoculated with a lactic acid bacterium, the water content of the medium after inoculation with the lactic acid bacterium is adjusted to less than 65%, and the lactic acid bacterium is cultured in an optimum growth temperature range for 12 hours or more.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】液体培地を用いる場合と比べて高い生菌濃度が得られる乳酸菌の培養方法及びこの培養方法によって得られる食品材料を提供する。【解決手段】脱脂粉乳及び小麦粉を含む培地を用いて、乳酸菌を培養する。より具体的には、脱脂粉乳及び小麦粉を含む培地に乳酸菌を接種し、乳酸菌の接種後における培地の含有水分量を65%未満に調整して、乳酸菌をその至適生育温度域で12時間以上培養する。【選択図】なし
