Probiotic delivery system - Patent Pending

United States Patent Application 20050153018
Kind Code A1
Ubbink, Johan Bernard ; et al. July 14, 2005
Probiotic delivery system
Abstract
The present invention relates to a probiotic delivery system that is preferably added to a food product. In particular, the invention shows that compacted pellets having a volume of at least 0.02 cm.sup.3, that comprise, besides viable micro-organisms, arbitrary or eligible components, such as fillers, binder, plasticizer, other functional ingredients and a coating may be added to semi-moist, moist or semi-dry products. The micro-organisms remain viable for a longer time than commercially obtainable preparations of probiotics.
Inventors: Ubbink, Johan Bernard; (Savigny, CH) ; Schaer-Zammaretti, Prisca; (Zurich, CH) ; Cavadini, Christoph; (Le Mont-Peterin, CH)
Correspondence Name and Address: Sanjay Agrawal
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St Louis
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Assignee Name and Adress: NESTEC S.A.
VEVEY
CH
Serial No.: 507359
Series Code: 10
Filed: September 10, 2004
PCT Filed: March 12, 2003
PCT NO: PCT/EP03/02597
U.S. Current Class: 426/61
U.S. Class at Publication: 426/061
Intern'l Class: A23L 001/28