SYMBIOTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING NON-DIGESTIBLE POLYSACCHARIDES AND BIFIDOBACTERIA WHICH METABOLIZE THEM AND ITS USES

摘要

The aim of the present invention is a symbiotic composition including: as a prebiotic, one or more polysaccharides, such as inulin and/or its analogues and, as a probiotic, at least a bacterial strain, belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium, capable of directly metabolizing said polysaccharide/s as such. Furthermore, the aim of the present invention is the uses of said composition in a food and/or pharmaceutical field.