Synbiotic composition for infants

摘要

Provided is a preparation comprising Bifidobacterium breve and a mixture of at least two non-digestible soluble carbohydrate components A and B, wherein said carbohydrate component A has a different structure of the monosaccharide units of the carbohydrate from said carbohydrate component B; said carbohydrate component A is present in an amount of 5 to 95 % by weight of the sum of carbohydrate components A and B; at least 50% of the total non-digestible soluble carbohydrates being selected from disaccharides to eicosasaccharides; and carbohydrate components A and B differ in the number of monosaccharide units, component A having an average chain length which is at least 5 monosaccharide units lower than the average chain length of component B. Further provided are uses of the composition and its variants for the manufacture of compositions for infants to prevent or treat immune disorders, energy malabsorption related diseases and diaper rashes.