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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicants:
Yasuhisa Shimakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Serata, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Sonoike, Tokyo, JP;
Akimitsu Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Mika Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiyasu Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhisa Shimakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Serata, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Sonoike, Tokyo, JP;
Akimitsu Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Mika Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiyasu Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/12 (2006.01); A23C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Athat is resistant to acid and bile and which retains at least 20% viability after acid and bile treatment. Foods and drinks containing an acid- and bile-resistant. Methods for providing viableto the intestine after ingestion of a food or drink containing an acid- and bile-resistant