METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMMUNOSTIMULANT MILK PRODUCTAND USES THEREOF

• Main Authors: BLAREAU, JEAN-PIERRE, LECROIX, FRANCIS, ROMOND, MARIE-BENEDICTE, GONTIER, CHARLES, ROMOND, CHARLES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 13.12.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; ENZYMOLOGY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MAKING THEREOF; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

Procédé de préparation d'un produit lacté immunostimulant, caractérisé en ce que l'on effectue la bioconversion d'un substrat laitier à l'aide d'une culture de Bifidobacterium, par maintien dudit substrat en contact avec ladite culture, dans des conditions défavorables à la fermentation par Bifidobacterium. Produits et aliments lactés obtenus à l'aide dudit procédé. A method for the production of an immunostimulant 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.