Probiotic infant products
View Patent ↗The present invention is directed to an infant formula or children's nutritional product comprising a protein source, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, and B. longum AH1205.
1. A nutritionally complete infant formula comprising a protein source providing from about 1 to about 5 g/100 kcal of protein, a fat or lipid source providing from about 3 to about 7 g/100 kcal of fat or lipid, a carbohydrate source providing from about 8 to about 12 g/100 kcal of carbohydrates, a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids comprising docosahexaenoic acid, and B. longum AH1205.
2. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the infant formula comprises B. longum AH1205 in the range of about 1×10 4 cfu to about 1×10 10 cfu per gram infant formula.
3. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the infant formula comprises B. longum AH1205 in the range of about 1×10 6 cfu to about 1×10 9 cfu per gram infant formula.
4. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the infant formula comprises at least 1×10 6 cfu B. longum AH1205 per gram infant formula.
5. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the B. longum AH1205 is viable.
6. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the B. longum AH1205 is non-viable.
7. The infant formula of claim 1 , further comprising an additional probiotic.
8. The infant formula of claim 7 , wherein the additional probiotic comprises Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
9. The infant formula of claim 1 , further comprising a prebiotic.
10. The infant formula of claim 9 , wherein the prebiotic is selected from the group consisting of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and prebiotics that contain fructose, xylose, soya, galactose, glucose or mannose.
11. The infant formula of claim 9 , wherein the prebiotic is selected from the group consisting of lactulose, gluco-oligosaccharide, inulin, polydextrose, galacto-oligosaccharide, fructo-oligosaccharide, isomalto-oligosaccharide, soybean oligosaccharides, lactosucrose, xylo-oligosaccharide, and gentio-oligosaccharides.
12. The infant formula of claim 1 , further comprising arachidonic acid.
13. The infant formula of claim 12 , wherein the ratio of arachidonic acid:docosahexaenoic acid by weight is from about 1:3 to about 9:1.
14. The infant formula of claim 1 , wherein the infant formula comprises a form selected from the group consisting of a powder, a liquid, and a ready-to-use formulation.
15. The infant formula of claim 9 , wherein the prebiotic comprises polydextrose and galacto-oligosaccharide.