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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Sylvie Tournade, Caen, FR;
Frederic Aymes, Montevrain, FR;
Roberto Reniero, Bagno Aripoli, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to shelf-stable liquid products, for example diary products, comprising micro-organisms, especially probiotics. The micro-organisms are able to survive for several months at room temperature basically due to their inability to metabolise nutrients contained in the liquid product. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the liquid product according to the invention.