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Lactic acid fermented food and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Yakult Honsha Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-09-29
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Granted: 1990-11-13
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Expires: 2009-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A lactic acid fermented food is sweetened using aspartame alone or a sweetening agent containing aspartame. The lactic acid bacteria which are used to manufacture the lactic acid fermented food and which remain in same are those selected from group A consisting of: Streptococcus cremoris, Streptococcus lactis, Streptococcus diacetilactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Pedicoccus cerevisiae and Leuconostoc cremoris, and are never those selected from group B consisting of: Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus helveticus.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoichi Akahoshi
- 👤 Yoshiharu Kuma
- 👤 Akihiko Miyagi
- 👤 Takahiro Mizobuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 11:25
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/20; A23L27/24; A23C; A23C19/00; A23C19/06; A23C19/068; A23C19/076; A23C19/0765; A23C9/00; A23C9/12; A23C9/123; A23C9/1234; A23C9/1236; A23C9/13; A23C9/1307; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A lactic acid fermented food devoid of Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Lactobacillus helveticus which comprises a lactic acid fermented food sweetened with aspartame alone or a sweetening agent containing aspartame wherein the lactic acid bacteria which are used to manufacture said lactic acid fermented food and which remain in the same and which are used as the major amount of the lactic acid bacteria are those selected from the group consisting of: Streptococcus cremoris, Streptococcus lactis, Streptococcus diacetilactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Pediococcus cerevisiae and Leuconostoc cremoris.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A lactic acid fermented food devoid of Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Lactobacillus helveticus which comprises a lactic acid fermented food sweetened with aspartame alone or a sweetening agent containing aspartame wherein the lactic acid bacteria which are used to manufacture said lactic acid fermented food and which remain in the same and which are used as the major amount of the lactic acid bacteria are those selected from the group consisting of: Streptococcus cremoris, Streptococcus lactis, Streptococcus diacetilactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Pediococcus cerevisiae and Leuconostoc cremoris.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of manufacturing a sweetened lactic acid fermented food devoid of Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Lactobacillus helveticus which comprises adding to a fermentation material, aspartame and a lactic acid starter which is used as the major amount of lactic acid bacteria, said starter lactic acid bacteria being selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus cremoris, Streptococcus lactis, streptococcus diacetilactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Pediococcus cerevisiae and Leuconostoc cremoris, and fermenting said material so as to cause lactic acid fermentation.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of manufacturing a sweetened lactic acid fermented food devoid of Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Lactobacillus helveticus which comprises adding to a fermentation material, aspartame and a lactic acid starter which is used as the major amount of lactic acid bacteria, said starter lactic acid bacteria being selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus cremoris, Streptococcus lactis, streptococcus diacetilactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Pediococcus cerevisiae and Leuconostoc cremoris, and fermenting said material so as to cause lactic acid fermentation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of manufacturing a lactic fermented food according to claim 2, wherein aspartame is added concurrently with or after the addition of said starter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of manufacturing a lactic acid fermented food according to claim 2, wherein aspartame is added before fermentation starts.
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