What
are probiotics?
Probiotics are beneficial living bacteria necessary to human and animal health.
For centuries they have been consumed in yogurt and other fermented dairy foods.
Prebiotics are substances which promote the growth of these bacteria in the
intestine. The appropriate combinations of pre- and probiotics in food is called
Symbiotics.
Probiotics can help to strengthen and maintain the natural balance in the bowel,
which plays an important role in our general health as well as in the immune
system.
Frequently, yogurt and other kinds of food are improved with probiotic bacteria
such as lactobacillus and bifidobacteria.
The characteristics of a probiotic blend are not limited to the documented
beneficial effects on health, but also include excellent organoleptic
properties and satisfactory productive parameters.
SYNBIOTEC's probiotic cultures have been designed in order to satisfy these
demands.
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Probiotics, in order to better express their beneficial
effect, need specific substrates called prebiotics. They are defined as
"non digestible food ingredients, that beneficially affect the host by
selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of
bacteria in the colon, and thus improve host health". A typical dietary
ingredient can be classified prebiotic if it responds to these properties:
- it doesn't have to be neither hydrolysed nor absorbed in the upper
gastrointestinal tract;
- it must be a selective substrate for one or a limited number of beneficial
colon bacteria which therefore can be positively stimulated in their growth
and/or their metabolic activity;
- it must be able to alter the colon flora giving advantage to protective
species;
- it must induce beneficial effects in the host health either in the intestinal
lamp or at general standards.
Typical dietary sources of prebiotics are dietary fibers, resistant starches and
non digestible oligosaccharides.
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According
to the current acknowledgment on probiotics and prebiotics, we can imagine how
effective can be the strategy of combining the two in order to take advantage of
the maximum benefits. The most common form for synbiotics are dairy product or
fortified foods containing both pro- and prebiotics. They concur towards a
better survival of the microorganism that can be added to the individual
advantages of the single components.
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Probiotics and new products in human diet
Probiotics are
ingredients that have already had a big success in modern and functional food.
The market is currently oriented towards further expansion.
SYNBIOTEC S.r.l. satisfies the market requirements, through the selection of beneficial bacteria able to survive in cooled fresh drinks like orange juice, which are innovative products with the aim of encouraging further development of the probiotics market.
Probiotic products in combination with prebiotics substrates can be directly added to the final dietary food like mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, ice cream, differently preserved vegetables and homogenized food for elderly people
Our objective: the improvement of animal food
Thanks to controlled scientific investigations and the scientific selection of
bacterial strains, research publications and confidential technical strategies,
SYNBIOTEC S.r.l. has developed a wide range of probiotic strains and prebiotic
substrates in order to formulate functional foods for dairy products: dietary
supplements, homogenized food for babies and elderly people. Our patented and
documented strains include Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus
paracasei, and other probiotic strains belonging to the Lactobacillus,
Bifidobcterium and Streptococcus genera
The
"Synbio" formula
Synbiotec S.r.l. probiotics with a "Synbio" formula are
available both in wet suspension and dried form, as well as in microsprays and
micro-capsules with cells of bacteria (e.g. in alginate) intended for different
uses. By applying our special methods and our own technology to various systems
of production, we are able to ensure the transit of these bacteria through the
gastric barrier reaching the digestive tract in a viable form where they can
colonize, thus yielding a beneficial effect to the host.
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