Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bi-07 and Increased Lactose Digestion

• Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bi‐07 contributes to increasing lactose digestion: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

  • 2020-07
  • EFSA Journal 18(7)
  • • D. Turck
    • J. Castenmiller
    • S. de Henauw
    • K. Hirsch‐Ernst
    • J. Kearney
    • H. Knutsen
    • A. Maciuk
    • I. Mangelsdorf
    • H. Mcardle
    • A. Naska
    • C. Peláez
    • K. Pentieva
    • F. Thies
    • S. Tsabouri
    • M. Vinceti
    • Jean‐Loui s Bresson
    • A. Siani

  • PubMed: 32742434
  • DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6198

  3 Insights on

  • Increased Lactose Digestion

  • Low evidence

  Two human intervention studies which investigated a single dose effect of Bi-07 on lactose digestion using the hydrogen breath test, as well as on gastrointestinal symptoms were submitted. These studies show that consumption of Bi-07 (10^12 CFU) increases lactose digestion in individuals with lactose maldigestion

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Dose

  10^12 CFU