INOCULATE COMPRISING CISTEIN AND BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS LACTIS IN MIXTURE OR COMBINATION USING INOCULATE AND FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS OBTAINED USING INOCULATE

摘要

The invention relates to an inoculate specially adapted for direct inoculation of a milk substrate with at least one strain of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis with the aim of transforming the stated milk substrate into a fermented milk product usable for consuming by a man. The stated inoculate comprises in a mixture or in combination: cistein, not connected with other amino acids by a peptide linking, and at least one strain B. animalis lactis. Also the invention relates to a frozen granule obtained of the inoculate, and a lyophilizate suitable for using as the inoculate or obtained of such a inoculate. In addition, the invention relates to a method for stimulating growth and/or metabolism of B. animalis lactis on the milk substrate and a method for making the fermented milk product of high probiotic value.