	US 11,674,119 B2
	Spore-containing probiotic compositions and methods
Benjamin George, East Troy, WI (US); Howard Cash, Mentor, OH (US); Joseph M. Bradley, Solon, OH (US); Nusair Imam, Monona, IL (US); Stephen G. Cobbe, Madison, WI (US); and Eileen O'Shea, Shaker Heights, OH (US)
Assigned to Kerry Group Services International Limited, Tralee (IE)
Filed by Kerry Group Services International Limited, Tralee (IE)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/856,540.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,589, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0339942 A1, Oct. 29, 2020
Int. Cl. C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); C12R 1/07 (2006.01)

CPC C12N 1/20 (2013.01) [A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.08); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); C12R 2001/07 (2021.05)]

17 Claims

1. A spore-containing probiotic composition, comprising:

a pasteurized liquid slurry comprising,

a probiotic material comprising spores from at least one spore-forming probiotic bacterial strain wherein at least 90% of the spores are viable at pasteurization times and temperatures;

a saccharide, and

at least one humectant,

wherein the composition has a water activity (Aw) of less than about 0.7, and a pH of about 8.0 or less.