Insoluble fibre fermentability and short chain fatty acid production by Bifidobacterium longum
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsLisa Marcela Lamothe, Stephane Duboux, Florence Rochat, Rosa Aragao Borner
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a Bifidobacterium longum probiotic for use to improve fermentability of a plant fibre during gastro-intestinal tract passage in a subject, wherein said plant fibre has an insoluble fraction of between 40 to 80% (w/w).
Claims8
A method of improving fermentability of a plant fiber, wherein said method comprises growing Bifidobacterium longum NCC 3001 in a culture medium, wherein said culture medium comprises a Poaceae plant fiber, wherein the Poaceae fibre comprises corn fiber.
A composition comprising an effective amount of a Poaceae plant fibre and a Bifidobacterium longum subsp. Longum NCC 3001 probiotic, wherein said plant fibre comprises corn fiber and has an insoluble fraction of between 40 to 80% (w/w), and wherein said Bifidobacterium longum subsp. Longum Bifidobacterium longum subsp. Longum NCC 3001 is obtained by a process comprising the steps of
- a. Fermenting the Bifidobacterium in a bacterial growth medium comprising said plant fibre;
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- b. Harvesting the cultured Bifidobacterium probiotic.
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