COMPOSITION COMPRISING CAFTARIC ACID AND/OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF

• Main Authors: FUMEAUX, RENE, RAAB, THOMAS WOLFGANG, MARIN-KUAN, MARICEL, BEL-RHLID, RACHID, PAGE-ZOERKLER, NICOLE, CRESPY, VANESSA, PIGUET, DOMINIQUE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 05.08.2010
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates generally to the field of food and drinks. In particular, for example, a composition is provided that allows to provide tartaric and/or caffeic acid to a subject. One embodiment of the present invention is a composition comprising an ingredient containing caftaric acid and/or derivatives thereof, and a lactic acid bacterium capable of hydrolysing caftaric acid and/or derivatives thereof to generate tartaric and/or caffeic acid.