Lactobacillus bifidus growth promoting composition and use thereof
AssigneeMorinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsMamoru Tomita, Hirotoshi Hayasawa, Toshio Ohashi, Mitsunori Takase, Hirohiko Nakamura, Koji Sayama
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Abstract
A Lactobacillus bifidus growth promoting composition which significantly grows lactobacillus bifidus and does not produce any side effect such as diarrhea, and a blend comprising the above composition and other edible ingredients, and the composition comprises at least one oligosaccharide selected among lactulose, fructo-oligosaccharide, and galacto-oligosaccharide, and raffinose as the active ingredients.
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A growth promoting composition for bacteria belonging to the species of Bifidobacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium adolecentis, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum, which comprises a basic bacterial growth medium and 2% by weight of a saccharide mixture consisting of raffinose and lactulose at a ratio of 4:1 to 3:2.
A growth promoting composition for bacteria belonging to the species of Bifidobacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium adolecentis, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum, which comprises a basic bacterial growth medium and 2% by weight of a saccharide mixture consisting of raffinose and galacto-oligosaccharide at a ratio of 4:1 to 3:2.
A method of growing Bifidobacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium adolecentis, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum in vitro, comprising culturing Bifidobacterium with a growth promoting composition which comprises a basic bacterial growth medium and 2% by weight of a saccharide mixture consisting of raffinose and lactulose in a ratio of 4:1 to 3:2.
A method of growing Bifidobacterium selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium adolecentis, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum in vitro, comprising culturing Bifidobacterium with a growth promoting composition which comprises a basic bacterial growth medium and 2% by weight of a saccharide mixture consisting of raffinose and galacto-oligosaccharide in a ratio of 4:1 to 3:2.
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