The application is directed to a method to manufacture pasta-filata cheese based on cultures comprising or consisting of either 1) at least a galactose-positive Streptococcus thermophilus strain as defined herein or 2) at least a Streptococcus thermophilus strain and a Lactococcus lactis strain, and to a stretched curd or cheese produced by this method. The application is also directed to a culture or kit-of-part comprising or consisting of a) a galactose-positive Streptococcus thermophilus strain as defined herein, and b) Lactococcus strain(s) and/or Lactobacillus helveticus strain(s).

Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate.

Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate.

The application is directed to a method to manufacture pasta-filata cheese based on cultures comprising or consisting of either 1) at least a galactose-positive Streptococcus thermophilus strain as defined herein or 2) at least a Streptococcus thermophilus strain and a Lactococcus lactis strain, and to a stretched curd or cheese produced by this method. The application is also directed to a culture or kit-of-part comprising or consisting of a) a galactose-positive Streptococcus thermophilus strain as defined herein, and b) Lactococcus strain(s) and/or Lactobacillus helveticus strain(s).

A food composite, an oral cleaning composite or a medical composite contain at least one lactobacillus strain able to inhibit oral pathogens. The lactobacillus strain is at least one isolated lactobacillus strain selected from a group including Lactobacillus acidophilus F-1 strain; Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 strain; Lactobacillus reuteri GL-104 strain; Lactobacillus paracasei GL-156 strain; Lactobacillus helveticus RE-78 strain; Lactobacillus rhamnosus CT-53 strain; and Lactobacillus paracasei ET-66 strain. The abovementioned lactobacillus strains are able to inhibit oral pathogens and carried by a food composite, an oral cleaning composite or a medical composite.

A food composite, an oral cleaning composite or a medical composite contain at least one lactobacillus strain able to inhibit oral pathogens. The lactobacillus strain is at least one isolated lactobacillus strain selected from a group including Lactobacillus acidophilus F-1 strain; Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 strain; Lactobacillus reuteri GL-104 strain; Lactobacillus paracasei GL-156 strain; Lactobacillus helveticus RE-78 strain; Lactobacillus rhamnosus CT-53 strain; and Lactobacillus paracasei ET-66 strain. The abovementioned lactobacillus strains are able to inhibit oral pathogens and carried by a food composite, an oral cleaning composite or a medical composite.

There is provided a method for recovering spent grain, comprising the steps of: a) adding a batch of mixed solution of a batch of spent grain and a first fermenting composition to a second fermenting composition; b) mixing the added batch of mixed solution with the second fermenting composition, whereby a fermented mixture is obtained; and c) separating the fermented mixture into a liquid product and a solid product; wherein the liquid product and the solid product have a prolonged durability compared to the durability of the batch of spent grain when mixed solution has been added in step a). An advantage of the inventive method is that by-products such as spent grain are efficiently turned into valuable products.

The invention relates to nisin-resistant lactobacilli and their use for preparing food products with reduced post-acidification.

The present invention relates to a fermented infant formulae comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for improving intestinal tract health by decreasing protein digestive effort, by decreasing the amount of endogenously formed proteases concomitant with an increased protein digestion, and a reduced protein fermentation.

The present invention relates to a fermented infant formulae comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for improving intestinal tract health by decreasing protein digestive effort, by decreasing the amount of endogenously formed proteases concomitant with an increased protein digestion, and a reduced protein fermentation.