초록

A liquid food comprising polydextrose and oligosaccharides which are hard to digest and easy to ferment is provided. This liquid food has excellent effect for relieving constipation.

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A liquid food, which is helpful in correcting constipation, comprising: (a) a water soluble polysaccharide composed of glucose or maltose units having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 18,000 and (b) an oligosaccharide of at least 3 saccharide units which is utilizable by intestinal bifidobacteria sele

A liquid food, which is helpful in correcting constipation, comprising: (a) a water soluble polysaccharide composed of glucose or maltose units having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 18,000 and (b) an oligosaccharide of at least 3 saccharide units which is utilizable by intestinal bifidobacteria selected from the group consisting of: (i) raffinose family oligosaccharide: Gal－(Gal)n－Glc－Fru, n=0, 1; (ii) galactose series oligosaccharide: Gal－(Gal)m－Glc, m=1, 2, 3, 4 or Gal－(b1,6)－Glc－(b1,4)－Gal; (iii) fructooligosaccharide: Fru－(Fru)m－Glc, m=1, 2, 3, 4 or Fru－(Fru)n－Glc－Fru, n=0, 1; (iv) decomposition product of Konjak mannan which is an oligosaccharide comprised of glucose and mannose; (v) levan (b2,6-fructan): Fru－(b2,6)－(Fru－(b2,6)p=Fru; p=1-28; (vi) partially hydrolyzed chitin: Gal－(GlcNAc)m－Glc, m=1, 2, 3, 4; and (vii) lactosucrose: Gal－Glc－Fru, where Gal=galactose moiety, Glc=glucose moiety, Fru=fructose moiety, GlcNAc=N-acetylglucosamine moiety, and wherein (a) and (b) are admixed in a ratio of about 1:10 to about 20:1.