COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING BOWEL MOVEMENT, FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

Title:

COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING BOWEL MOVEMENT, FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2012102036

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a composition for improving bowel movement which dissolves the problems of the conventional techniques such as displeasure and bad taste upon drinking, and exhibits excellent bowel movement improving effect by the use of a small amount of the composition.

The composition for improving bowel movement is characterized in that in a composition comprising salts, polydextrose and/or indigestible dextrin as a polymer compound and/or digestion resistant reducing sugar as carbohydrate, colloidal osmotic pressure is 20 to 100 mmHg, and also, the energy conversion factor of the polymer compound and the carbohydrate is 0 to 2 kcal/g. Further, excellent bowel movement improving effect can be obtained in a sense close to nature by incorporating tea catechin therein upon drinking.

Inventors:

UONO MASANORI
SUZUKI MIKA
MINEGISHI YUKIKO
ITO MASAHARU
MURAKAMI NORIKO

Application Number:

JP2010250982A

Publication Date:

May 31, 2012

Filing Date:

November 09, 2010

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Assignee:

HYMO CORP
LIEVENCE KK

International Classes:

A61K31/716; A23L1/30; A61K31/353; A61K31/7032; A61K33/14; A61K36/18; A61P1/10

Domestic Patent References:

JP2009167172A	2009-07-30
JP2004292356A	2004-10-21
JPH06166618A	1994-06-14
JP2002003388A	2002-01-09
JP2004155727A	2004-06-03

Foreign References:

WO2004067037A1

2004-08-12

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Yusuke Hiraki
Tetsuo Yasuda
Satoshi Fujita

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