EDIBLE PRODUCT CONTAINING GINSENG POLYSACCHARIDES AND BENEFICIAL BACTERIA

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to an edible product containing: • probiotic bacteria in an amount of at least 103 bacteria per gram; and • at least 0.5 mg/g of ginseng polysaccharides containing at least 2 monosaccharide units, preferably at least 4 monosaccharide units. Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of the aforementioned product in therapeutic and prophylactic treatments. The present invention further provides a method of producing a packaged liquid edible product containing probiotic bacteria and ginseng polysaccharides in the aforementioned amounts.