Glossary Item

The carrier is what the starter culture is in or on and helps facilitate its handling. The carrier is therefore a substance used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify the culture, enabling its application or use. The carrier does not alter the culture’s function and does not exert any effect. Examples: the starter culture Lactobacillus caseii can be in the carrier milk (bovine dairy), or the starter culture Bacillus subtilis can be on a corn cob carrier.