| CPC A61K 9/4866 (2013.01) [A61K 9/4833 (2013.01); A61K 9/4875 (2013.01); A61K 35/744 (2013.01); A61K 2035/115 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims | 

| 
               1. An encapsulated probiotic composition comprising at least one beneficial bacterium encapsulated in a mixture of sodium alginate, calcium chloride, and date seed powder; wherein the date seed powder has an average particle size of about 150 μm; and 
            wherein the encapsulated probiotic composition has improved stability when compared to a probiotic composition encapsulated in sodium alginate without date seed powder. 
               |