The present invention relates to the use of at least one lactic acid bacterium, or a composition comprising thereof or conditioned thereby, for increasing or maintaining a Faecalibacterium prausnitzii population.

Method for maintaining and improving reduced kidney function and improving quality of life in patients suffering from diseases that result in reduced renal function comprising administering RENDAYL in combination with standard of care treatment.

Provided are Streptococcus thermophilus for producing -aminobutyric acid and an application thereof. The Streptococcus thermophilus for producing -aminobutyric acid is named Streptococcus thermophilus ST 36 and is preserved in the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the preservation number being CGMCC NO. 20676, and the preservation date being 18 Sep. 2020. Also provided are a screening method for Streptococcus thermophilus for producing -aminobutyric acid, a preparation method for a dairy product containing -aminobutyric acid, and a dairy product containing -aminobutyric acid prepared by using the preparation method. The Streptococcus thermophilus for producing -aminobutyric acid has strong -aminobutyric acid synthesis capability and short fermentation time, and the prepared dairy product contains rich -aminobutyric acid.

The present invention relates to a novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain having improved texturizing properties, compositions comprising said strain as well as fermented products manufactured using said strain.

The present invention relates to the field of food industry as well as to medicine, more particularly to novel compositions comprising hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2) in combination with glycolic acid, glyoxylic acid, glycine, serine or salts thereof that allow using H.sub.2O.sub.2 as antimicrobial, especially antibacterial and antiviral or signaling agent yet neutralizing the toxic effects of the latter on the cell and tissues. The present invention also relates to a food product, an alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage, or a nutritional supplement comprising the inventive composition and a method for production thereof.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for the production of cheese replicas. Generally the cheese replicas are produced by inducing the enzymatic curdling of non-dairy milks.

A nutrient dense non-dairy food product includes water, a highly dispersible whole grain ingredient, a protein, a fiber, and a fat such that the product is free of exogenous stabilizers. The food product may also contain a fermentation agent.

Process for continuous inoculation of a food product, in particular a dairy product, with ferments, comprising the following steps: solid concentrated ferments are transformed into liquid concentrated ferments, the transformed concentrated ferments are continuously injected into a flow of liquid to be inoculated, characterized in that the liquid concentrated ferments are transformedby thawing frozen concentrated ferments in a temperature controlled chamber orby rehydrating freeze-dried concentrated ferments.

The present disclosure provides a novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain, and the probiotic composition thereof and the use thereof for producing sialic acid and hyaluronic acid, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, and alleviating dry eye syndrome. The novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain and/or metabolites thereof of the present disclosure can be used to prepare medicaments, food products, health food, and/or external products for anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and alleviating dry eye syndrome.

The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.