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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1985
Shigeo Okonogi, Ohta, JP;
Mamoru Tomita, Yokohama, JP;
Seiichi Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Norio Ishibashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Kudo, Yokohama, JP;
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A grandular product is prepared by fluidizing core material such as saccharide in a granulating chamber, spraying melted binding material such as fat to the fluidized core material and concurrently feeding dried viable microorganism cells such as bifidobacterium towards the fluidized core material to form a granular product having stratified structure by adhering microorganism cells on the periphery of the core material. Since the product is prevented from permeation of atmospheric oxygen and environmental moisture, the cell survival rate of the product is higher than that of the conventional product during prolonged storage periods.