COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING BALANCE OF INTESTINAL BACTERIAL FLORA

• Main Author: TOYODA SHINJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.10.2017
• Subjects: FODDER; 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; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition and a method for improving the balance of intestinal bacterial flora which do not cause adverse effect even if the composition is ingested for a long period of time, can be safely used, and are effective particularly for the application of improvement of bowel movement or the like.SOLUTION: Chitin oligosaccharide and galacto oligosaccharide are used for improving the balance of intestinal bacterial flora of humans and/or animals. Furthermore, it is preferable to use raffinose and lactulose. The present invention is effective particularly for improving bowel movement.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】長期間摂取しても副作用を伴うことなく、安全に使用することができ、特に便通改善などの用途に有用な、腸内細菌叢のバランスを改善するための組成物及び方法を提供する。【解決手段】ヒト及び／又は動物の腸内細菌叢のバランスを改善するためキチンオリゴ糖及びガラクトオリゴ糖を用いる。更に、ラフィノース及びラクチュロースを用いることが好ましい。本発明は、特に便通の改善に有用である。【選択図】なし