Combination of probiotics
AssigneeValio Ltd.
InventorsAnnika Mäyrä-Mäkinen, Tarja Suomalainen, Outi Vaarala
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Abstract
The invention relates to a probiotic combination comprising different combinations of lactobacilli, propionic acid bacteria and/or bifidobacteria. The probiotics are preferably combined with a suitable prebiotic to form a synbiotic. The combination of the invention can be consumed as such or combined with a suitable foodstuff or pharmaceutical product, and it is therapeutically useful for example for stimulating the immune system and for general health improvement.
Claims31
A composition of probiotics which consists of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103), Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 (DSM 7061), Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS (DSM 7067) and a bifidobacterium, wherein the bifidobacterium is Bifidobacterium infantis Bbi99 (DSM 13692) or Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12, and the amount of probiotics in the composition is sufficient to produce a probiotic effect.
A probiotic composition comprising only four probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103), Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 (DSM 7061), Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS (DSM 7067) and a bifidobacterium, wherein the bifidobacterium is Bifidobacterium infantis Bbi99 (DSM 13692) or Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12, in amounts sufficient to produce a probiotic effect;
- and at least starter microbes used in the dairy industry or a prebiotic.
A probiotic composition comprising only four probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103), Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 (DSM 7061), Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS (DSM 7067) and a bifidobacterium, wherein the bifidobacterium is Bifidobacterium infantis Bbi99 (DSM 13692) or Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12, in amounts sufficient to produce a probiotic effect;
- and a prebiotic.
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