A sweetener composition comprising xylose, a sugar alcohol and brown seaweed extract in solid form, preferably powdered or crystalline form. The sugar alcohol is preferably an erythritol and the brown seaweed extract is preferably obtained from Laminaria japonica. The sweetener composition can further comprise one or a combination of additional vitamins, minerals, probiotic cultures, and other plant-based extracts.

A delayed-release composition composed of a Lactobacillus bacterium, Bifidobacterium longum, Streptococcus thermophlus, inulin and xylooligosaccharide is provided for use in reducing nitrogenous waste products in the blood and treating renal failure.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide fermented foods improving bowel functions with stercoral removal efficiency and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the fermented foods improving bowel functions includes a first process in which herb powder and glasswort powder placed in a cloth pouch together are heated in a potable water, and a second process in which the previously heated mixture is fermented at 20-50 C. with fermenting strain. In a third process, the previously fermented mixture may be solidified then kneaded with psyllium husk powder and the fermented liquid.

The method of making a fermented dairy product from camel milk includes heating camel milk at 85 C. for thirty minutes, cooling the milk to about 60 C. and adding a stabilizer or hydrocolloid (preferably 0.02% by weight -carrageenan) to avoid whey off (whey separation) problems, then cooling the milk and adding a probiotic bacterial culture. The camel milk is fermented at between 40 C. and 45 C. for a time ranging between 4 and 12 hours, depending upon the particular bacterial culture used. The fermented camel milk is subjected to three successive storage steps to enrich the D-amino acid, antioxidant and antimicrobial content, storing the fermented camel milk at a temperature of 10 C. for 14 hours, then storing the fermented camel milk in a cold room at a temperature of 4 C., and then storing the fermented camel milk in a refrigerator at a temperature of 4 C. for between 1 and 15 days.

The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a mixture of microbes and the metabolites produced when the microbes are grown together. The invention is further directed to methods for making and using the compositions.

The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a mixture of microbes and the metabolites produced when the microbes are grown together. The invention is further directed to methods for making and using the compositions.

The present invention provides a process for the preparation of freeze dried microorganism composition, comprising the step of (i) subjecting a frozen composition comprising micro-organisms to a drying pressure of from 133 Pa [1000 mT] to 338 Pa [2540 mT] such that at the drying pressure the frozen composition is dried by sublimation of water present in the frozen composition to provide a freeze dried composition comprising the micro-organisms.

The disclosure provides compositions and dosage forms for promoting healthy microbial flora in a mammal, for example, a human. The disclosure further provides compositions and dosage forms for disrupting biofilm or preventing formation of biofilm containing pathogenic bacteria and/or pathogenic fungi in a particular region of a subject. The dosage forms contain (i) an isolated non-pathogenic fungal strain that is viable in the region of the subject, (ii) an isolated non-pathogenic bacterial strain that is viable in the region of the subject, and optionally (iii) an enzyme capable of disrupting the biofilm. The present disclosure also provides methods of disrupting a biofilm or preventing formation of a biofilm with such a composition or dosage form, methods of identifying a subject suitable for treatment with such a composition or dosage form, and methods of improving nutrient absorption using such a composition or dosage form.

A probiotic for inhibiting growth of Proteus mirabilis, including a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium bifidum and a combination thereof. A fermentation broth and an application of the probiotic are further provided.

The present invention discloses a method for feeding black soldier fly larvae with a selenium-rich bacteria solution, as follows: inoculating an intestinal bacteria seed liquid of black soldier fly to a fermentation medium at an inoculum size of 1%-3%, and cultivating at 30 C.-37 C. till the log phase to obtain a fermentation broth of log phase; adding sodium selenite to the fermentation broth of log phase to enable the fermentation broth to have a sodium selenite concentration of 10-600 g/mL, then cultivating the fermentation broth at 30 C.-37 C. for 24-36 h to obtain a selenium-rich bacteria solution; and selecting 4-to-6-day-old black soldier fly larvae to be fed, adding the selenium-rich bacteria solution to a feed to enable the feed to have a selenium content of 5-500 mg/kg (wet weight), feeding the black soldier fly larvae with the feed till the end of the fifth instar of the larvae.