Foodstuff

• US 20050079244A1
• Filed: 11/08/2002
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mars Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mars Incorporated
• Inventors: Giffard, Catriona Julie, Kendall, Peter
• Application Number:
  US10/495,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20050079244A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23C 9/206 Colostrum; Human milk
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/18 of live microorganisms
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/10 Organic substances
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/158 Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/163 Sugars; Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/195 Antibiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/065 Microorganisms addition of bacteria for nutritional purposes A23L33/135
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/135 Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/185 Vegetable proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 7/122 Coated, filled, multilayered or hollow ready-to-eat cereals
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 1/00 Drugs for disorders of the alimentary tract or the digestive system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foodstuff which comprises colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic. The triple combination of colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic is particularly beneficial for the gastrointestinal tract and health of animals.

Claims

1. A foodstuff which comprises colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic.

2. The foodstuff, of claim 1, further comprising sugar.

3. The foodstuff, of claim 1, further comprising a cocoa butter substitute.

4. The foodstuff, of claims 1, further comprising a yogurt component.

5. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the colostrum is bovine, ovine or caprine.

6. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the colostrum is a fraction containing colostrum derived growth factors and immune components.

7. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the probiotic is one or more of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Fusobacterium, Melissococcus, Propionibacterium, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Eubacterium, Lactococcus, Staphylococcus, Peptostrepococcus, Bacillus, Pediococcus, Micrococcus, Leuconostoc, Weisella, Aerococcus or Oenococcus.

8. The foodstuff, of claim 7, wherein the probiotic is one or more of Bifidobacterium species or Bacillus subtilis.

9. The foodstuff, of claim 8, wherein the probiotic comprises one or more Lactobacillus acidophilus.

10. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the prebiotic is one or more of glucose, fructose, xylose, galactose, lactose, mannose, arabinose, D-fucose, L-fucose, rhamnose, Actilight, Biotose, Palatinose, IMO, cellobiose, gentibiose, laevan, maltodextrin, maltose, melibiose, lactose, panorich, melezitose, raftiline, raftilose, stachyose, sucrose, tagatose, xylan, fructooligosaccharide, inulin, soy oligosaccharide, galactooligosaccharide, lactosucrose, maltooligosaccharide, xylooligosaccharide, fractionated inulin or raffinose.

11. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff is in the form of a dried or semi-moist ready-to-eat kibble.

12. The foodstuff, of claim 11, wherein the kibble contains a coating of colostrum.

13. The foodstuff, of claim 11 wherein the probiotic is present on the outside of the kibble.

14. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff comprises:

a dried or moist ready-to-eat kibble comprising colostrum; and

a dried or moist ready-to-eat kibble comprising a probiotic.

15. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff comprises:

a dried or moist ready-to-eat kibble comprising a prebiotic; and

colostrum and/or probiotic in a liquid or semi-liquid format.

16. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff is in the form of a fat-based dairy matrix.

17. The foodstuff, of claim 1, wherein the foodstuff is in the form of a powder mix.

19. A method of maintaining or improving the gastrointestinal health of an animal, the method comprising administering to the animal a foodstuff, as claimed in claims 1.

20. The method, of claim 19, wherein the animal is a puppy or a kitten.

22. A process for producing a foodstuff, as claimed in claim 1, the process comprising mixing the raw materials, optionally shaping into pieces, optionally heating and presenting as a foodstuff.

23. The foodstuff of claim 9, wherein the Lactobacillus is accession number NCIMB 41117.

18. Canceled

21. A method of manufacturing a foodstuff for maintaining or improving the gastrointestinal health of an animal comprising admixing the foodstuff with colostrum, a probiotic and a prebiotic