This volume details state-of-the-art protocols on manufacturing functional probiotic foods and beverages. Chapters guide readers through processing procedures, probiotic strains, probiotic cheese, probiotic fermented milk, probiotic ice cream manufacturing, probiotic butter, plant-based beverages, probiotic plant-based cheeses, probiotic-fermented vegetables, Kombucha, probiotic beer, Friolano-type sausage, delivery of probiotics through bakery goods, synbiotic chocolate, methods on encapsulation of probiotics, paraprobiotics, and protocols for food products with psychobiotic potential. Written in the format of the  Methods and Protocols in Food Science  series, chapters list necessary materials and methods for readily reproducible protocols.   Authoritative and cutting-edge,  Probiotic Foods and Beverages: Technologies and Protocols  aims to be a comprehensibly guide with well-established protocols and procedures.