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US 7,410,653 B1Granted
Method for the production of an immunostimulant milk product and uses thereof
AssigneeCompagnie Gervais Danone
InventorsJean-Pierre Blareau, Marie-Bénédicte Romond, Charles Romond, Francis Lecroix, Charles Gontier
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Abstract
A method for the production of an imnmunostimulant milk product, characterized in that bioconversion is carried out on or a milk substrate with the aid of a Bifidobacterium culture by keeping said substrate in contact with said culture in conditions which are unfavorable with respect to the fermentation of Bifidobacterium. The invention also relates to milk foods and products obtained by said method.
Claims11
An immunostimulant milk product obtained by a method comprising:
- a) carrying out bioconversion of a milk substrate with a Bifidobacterium culture by contacting said culture with said milk substrate under conditions unfavorable to fermentation by the Bidifobacterium to result in an immunostimulant milk product;
- b) sterilizing and/or desiccating the resulting milk product such that the product does not contain live bacteria.
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