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Title:
SYNBIOTICS COMBINATION FOR BRAIN IMPROVEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/070016
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to nutritional compositions with Bifidobacterium breve and non-digestible oligosaccharides selected from the group consisting of fructo-oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, gluco- oligosaccharides, arabino-oligosaccharides, mannan-oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, fuco-oligosaccharides, arabinogalacto- oligosaccharides, glucomanno-oligosaccharides, galactomanno- oligosaccharides, sialic acid comprising oligosaccharides and uronic acid oligosaccharides for use in improving cognitive or behavioral performance, cognitive or behavioral development, social interaction and/or neuroinflammation in infants or toddlers. Also claimed is the use of a nuritional compositions including Bifidobacterium breve, at least one non digestible oligosaccharide, glutamine in the form of free amino acids and/or glutamine containing dipeptide and/or glutaime containing tripeptide and LC-PUFA in the form or arachidonic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid. Also claimed is a kit of parts comprising a first container comprising glutamine, and a non-digestible oligosaccharide and a second container comprising Bifidobacterium breve.

Inventors:
GARSSEN JOHAN (NL)
VAN ELBURG RUURD (NL)
BARKE NANA (NL)
KRANEVELD ALETTA DESIREE (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2013/050785
Publication Date:
June 26, 2014
Filing Date:
November 04, 2013
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Assignee:
NUTRICIA NV (NL)
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A23L1/305; A23L33/00; A61K31/702; A61K35/74; A61K35/745
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NEDERLANDSCH OCTROOIBUREAU (JS The Hague, NL)
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