US 9,226,521 B2 · Infant formula with probiotics and milk fat globule membrane components

Abstract

A nutritional composition is proposed comprising a probiotic and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) wherein the MFGM and the probiotics mutually potentiate their respective effects and promote complementary beneficial protective mechanisms that reflect physiological synergy. The nutritional composition can be an infant formula, infant cereals, baby food or health care nutritional product. The synergistic effect can include promoting immune maturation and/or immune education and/or reducing inflammation and/or treating or preventing disease or infections.

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Dependent claims

A nutritional composition comprising a probiotic in an amount of 103 to 1012 cfu/g of the composition and milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) in an amount between 0.01 g and 7 g of MFGM per 100 g of composition (w/w) wherein the MFGM enhances the biological effect of the probiotic, and the probiotic is Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/514,513Filed 7 Dec 2010

Priority

EP 091783398 Dec 2009

Published

US 2012/0321600 A120 Dec 2012

Granted

5 Jan 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

A23L 33/40
Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof: complete food formulations for specific consumer…
A23L 33/115
Using additives: fatty acids or derivatives thereof; Fats or oils
A23L 33/135
Using additives: bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
A23L 33/19
Amino acids, peptides or proteins: dairy proteins

Infant formula with probiotics and milk fat globule membrane components

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Infant formula with probiotics and milk fat globule membrane components

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Abstract

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