COMPOSITION IN POWDER FORM COMPRISING IRON-MILK PROTEIN COMPLEXES AND PROBIOTIC BACTERIA

• US 20190314451A1
• Filed: 12/14/2017
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle SA (Nestle SA)
• Original Assignee: Nestec SA (Nestle SA)
• Inventors: Bourqui, Bertrand, Husny, Joeska
• Granted Patent: US 11,191,809 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/20 Inorganic substances, e.g. oligoelements
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/135 Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/165 Complexes or chelates
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/19 Dairy proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/40 Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 10/40 free-flowing powder or instant powder, i.e. powder which is reconstituted rapidly when liquid is added A23P10/20, A23P10/30 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/00 Function of food ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/214 Chelating agent
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/3204 Probiotics, living bacteria to be ingested for action in the digestive tract
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/00 Food ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1592 Iron
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5424 Dairy protein
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/54246 Casein
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2400/165 Paracasei
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2400/175 Rhamnosus
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2400/533 Longum
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/295 Iron group metal compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/26 Iron; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/20 : Milk; Whey; Colostrum
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/745 : Bifidobacteria
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/747 : Lactobacilli, e.g. L. acidophilus or L. brevis
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/1709 : from mammals

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition in powder form comprising probiotic bacteria and at least one iron-milk protein complex. Such iron-milk protein complex advantageously does not cause significant reduction in the viability of the bacteria and thus such iron source is advantageously used to fortify a composition in powder form comprising probiotic bacteria.

Claims

1. A composition in powder form comprising at least one probiotic bacteria and an iron source, wherein the iron source is an iron-milk protein complex.

2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the iron-milk protein complex comprises exogenous iron.

3. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the milk protein is selected from the group consisting of casein, a casein derivative, a fraction of casein and a mixture thereof.

4. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the iron-milk protein complex is a non-micellar complex.

5. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the iron-milk protein complex comprises exogenous phosphorus.

6. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the iron in the iron-milk protein complex is in the form of Fe³⁺.

7. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition in powder form is a nutritional composition.

8. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the iron source is present in an amount such as to provide 1 to 300 mg of iron per 100 g of composition.

9. A method for the fortification of a composition in powder form composition comprising at least one probiotic bacteria, comprising adding an iron source wherein the iron source is an iron-milk protein complex.

10. (canceled)

11. A process for producing a composition in powder form comprising

a. providing a first composition in powder form;

b. admixing to the first composition in powder form an iron source to obtain a second composition in powder form; and

c. admixing at least one probiotic bacteria to the first composition in powder form before or at the same time as the iron source or admixing at least one probiotic bacteria to the second composition in powder form, after the addition of the iron source,

wherein the iron source is an iron-milk protein complex.

12-15. -15. (canceled)