The inventions described herein relate generally to the use of compositions to increase output of acetate and lactate while reducing pH and the levels of pathogenic bacteria and inflammation in the gut of a nursing infant mammal including humans. These compositions generally comprise one or more bacterial strains selected for their growth on mammalian milk oligosaccharides, a source of mammalian milk oligosaccharides, and, optionally, nutritive components required for the growth of that infant mammal.

The present invention relates to nutritional compositions comprising 6′-sialyllactose (6′SL) and lacto-N-tetraose (LNT) for use in improving the gastrointestinal barrier. In particular, the present invention relates to improving gut barrier function in an infant, a young child or children aged above 3 years to 8 years.

The present invention relates to a combination of Vitamin A and non-digestible oligosaccharides for use in treating and/or preventing allergy.

The present invention relates to a combination of Vitamin A and non-digestible oligosaccharides for use in treating and/or preventing allergy.

Described herein are food product compositions comprising a sugar reduction solution comprising a rare sugar, xylo-oligosaccharide, or a combination thereof as a partial or complete replacement for a nutritive sweetener. Various food products containing compositions described herein and methods of making the same are also described. Beneficially, compositions comprising the sugar reduction solution described herein are more stable compositions that do not exhibit syneresis and/or enable the starch content contained therein to be reduced in comparison to full-sugar starch-containing products.

Described herein are food product compositions comprising a sugar reduction solution comprising a rare sugar, xylo-oligosaccharide, or a combination thereof as a partial or complete replacement for a nutritive sweetener. Various food products containing compositions described herein and methods of making the same are also described. Beneficially, compositions comprising the sugar reduction solution described herein are more stable compositions that do not exhibit syneresis and/or enable the starch content contained therein to be reduced in comparison to full-sugar starch-containing products.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for further promoting growth of bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium. By combining lactoferrin and/or lactoferrin hydrolyzate, and human milk oligosaccharides, a synergistic growth promoting effect of the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium is achieved. Preferably, the human milk oligosaccharides include one or more selected from the group consisting of 2′-fucosyllactose, 3-fucosyllactose, and lactodifucotetraose. In addition, preferably, the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium include one or more selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Bifidobacterium longum.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for further promoting growth of bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium. By combining lactoferrin and/or lactoferrin hydrolyzate, and human milk oligosaccharides, a synergistic growth promoting effect of the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium is achieved. Preferably, the human milk oligosaccharides include one or more selected from the group consisting of 2′-fucosyllactose, 3-fucosyllactose, and lactodifucotetraose. In addition, preferably, the bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium include one or more selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Bifidobacterium longum.

The present disclosure generally relates to personalized nutritional compositions for pediatric subjects, wherein the nutritional composition can include one of three distinct profiles of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The present disclosure also relates to methods for determining the composition of HMOs present in or that would be present in the breast milk of the mother of a pediatric subject as determined by the mother's secretor status and/or Lewis blood group, and providing to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising an HMO profile most similar to the HMOs present or that would be present in the breast milk of the subject's mother.

The present disclosure generally relates to personalized nutritional compositions for pediatric subjects, wherein the nutritional composition can include one of three distinct profiles of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The present disclosure also relates to methods for determining the composition of HMOs present in or that would be present in the breast milk of the mother of a pediatric subject as determined by the mother's secretor status and/or Lewis blood group, and providing to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising an HMO profile most similar to the HMOs present or that would be present in the breast milk of the subject's mother.