Friesland Brands B.v.

Gijsbertus Klarenbeek

Cornelis Glas

Rob Te Biesebeke

Jantje Kromkamp

Haydn Robert Sinclair

Jaap De Slegte

The invention relates to a serum protein product, suitable as an ingredient for foods and therapeutic compositions, in particular infant and baby foods. The invention also provides a method for the preparation of the serum protein product, based on micro filtration of milk. The invention provides a method for the preparation of a serum protein product, comprising the preparation of a permeate through micro filtration of cow's milk at a temperature of between 10 and 20&#xb0; C. utilizing a membrane having a pore size of between 0.3 and 0.5 &#x3bc;m.

Functional serum protein product for use in infant food and therapeutic compositions and methods for the preparation thereof

The invention relates to nutritional and pharmaceutical compositions comprising non-digestible galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and uses thereof. In particular, it relates to the use of GOS species in preventing or treating disease caused by bacterial toxins. Provided is the use of GOS having a polymerization degree of 5 or higher, preferably 6 or higher, for the manufacture of a nutritional or pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of an acute or chronic disease associated with or caused by the adhesion and/or uptake of a cholera toxin family member. Also provided is a method for providing a GOS fraction capable of inhibiting cholera toxin (Ctx) binding to GM1 and fractions obtainable thereby.

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