# US 4,396,631 A · Bifidobacterium-containing confectionery tablets and process for preparing the same

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- Number: US 4,396,631 A
- Document ID: US4396631A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/241,514
- Filed: 1981-03-09
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1980-04-08
- Assignees: Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
- Inventors: Takashi Adachi; Takeo Ooki; Takahiko Hayashi; Kazuo Yoshida
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396631A

## CPC

- A23G 3/366: {containing microorganisms, enzymes}
- A61K 9/0056: {Mouth soluble or dispersible forms; Suckable, eatable, chewable coherent forms; Forms rapidly disintegrating in the mouth; Lozenges; Lollipops; Bite capsules; Baked products; Baits or other oral forms for animals}
- A61K 35/745: Bifidobacteria
- Y10S 426/801: Pediatric
- Y10S 435/822: using bacteria or actinomycetales
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Disclosed is a bifidobacterium-containing confectionery tablet, and a process for preparing the same, which is prepared by mixing a freeze-dried living bifidobacterium powder to a basic compounding material separately prepared in a powdery state and forming a tablet of said powdery mixture, comprising further adding to the mixture of said basic compounding material and said bifidobacterium powder one or more of substances selected from the group consisting of starch, starch hydrolyzate and protein, containing not more than 4% of water.

## Claims

### Claim 1

The process for preparing bifidobacterium-containing confectionery tablets comprising a basic tablet-compounding material, a freeze-dried bifidobacterium, and between 3% and 15% by weight of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of starch, starch hydrolyzate and protein which contains not more than 4% of water,
said process comprising mixing a freeze-dried living bifidobacterium powder with a basic compounding material separately prepared in a powdery state and between 3% and 15% by weight of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of starch, starch hydrolyzate and protein which contains not more than 4% of water, and forming tablets of said powdery mixture.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process according to claim 1, wherein said at least one substance contains 0.2 to 1% of water.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process according to claim 1, wherein said at least one substance is added in an amount of not less than 1% based on the total amount of the powdery mixture.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2)

The process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one substance is starch selected from the group consisting of potato starch, sweet potato starch and corn starch containing 0.2 to 1.0% of water.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2)

The process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one substance is starch hydrolyzate selected from the group consisting of dextrin, powdered starch syrup and maltose having DE of not more than 35 and containing 0.2 to 1.0% of water.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2)

The process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one substance is protein selected from the group consisting of defat milk, casein and soybean protein containing 0.2 to 1.0% of water.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The process according to claim 5, wherein said starch hydrolyzate is dextrin having DE of 2 to 35.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The bifidobacterium-containing confectionery tablets produced in accordance with the process of claim 1.