The present invention relates to a functional food product obtained from the processing of the seeds of Lens culinaris containing probiotic colonies of Bifidobacterium species, Sachhromyces species and Lactobacillus species. The number of probiotic strains of Saccharomyces, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus is significantly increased with the soaking and germination of the Lens culinaris seeds for a specified period of time. The functional food may be formulated into oral dosage forms such as but not limited to tablets, capsules or most preferably as a powder formulation that may be dissolved in liquid such as water, milk, juice and yogurt or may be consumed as such.
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