Fermented foods containing biidobacterium
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YAKULT HONSHA KK
- Publication Date
- 2002-12-11
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to a bifidobacterium-containing fermented food, and particularly to a bifidobacterium-containing fermented food obtainable by fermenting a culture medium with bifidobacteria belonging to the species Bifidobacterium catenosa or Bifidobacterium pseudostrandum , the culture medium contains milk or soybean milk as a main component. Background technique
[0002] Bifidobacterium is a beneficial bacterium that exists in the human intestinal tract, and has been known to have the effect of inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria by lowering the pH of the intestinal tract due to the formation of organic acids, and has physiological effects such as inhibiting the formation of toxins and promoting digestion , Absorption and Immunity Enhancement ("Study of Bifidobacteria", compiled by Tomotari Mitsuoka et al.).
[0003] However, compared with the production of fermented milk products by fermentation of Lactobacillus or the like, ...