Probiotic compositions

US6060050A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• The University of New South Wales · AU
• Burns Philp & Company Limited · AU
• Burns Philp Research & Development PTY Ltd. · AU
• Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited · AU
• COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION · AU
• Arnott's Biscuits Limited · AU
• Goodman Fiedler Ingredients Limited · AU
• Goodman Fielder Limited · AU

Inventors

• Ian Brown · Forbes, AU
• Kenneth J. McNaught · Cottage Point, AU
• Robert Ganly · Melbourne, AU
• Patricia Conway · Sydney, AU
• Anthony John Evans · Hornsby, AU
• David Topping · Pimba, AU
• Xin Wang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 1997
• Grant date: May 9, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23V2400/51
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A probiotic composition is disclosed which is particularly useful for inclusion in food products to enhance their nutritional value. The composition comprises one or more probiotic microorganisms such as Bifidobacterium and a carrier to transport the microorganisms to the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tract. The carrier is a modified or unmodified resistant starch, particularly a high amylose starch, which acts as a growth or maintenance medium for microorganisms in the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tact.