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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mamoru Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotoshi Hayasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsunori Takase, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirohiko Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Sayama, Hokkaido, JP;
Assignee:
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract
A growth promoting composition which significantly grows and does not produce any side effect such as diarrhea, and a blend comprising the above composition and other edible ingredients, and the composition comprises at least one oligosaccharide selected among lactulose, fructo-oligosaccharide, and galacto-oligosaccharide, and raffinose as the active ingredients.