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Abstract
Food can be considered as functional if it beneficially affects one or more target functions in the body. Functional food ingredients include probiotics, prebiotics, vitamins and minerals. Probiotics include many different species, especially species of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Lactobacilli are gram - positive, non spore-forming rods or coccobacilli. A commonly used probiotic bacterium is L. acidophilus. L. acidophilus is considered beneficial in diarrhea, IBD; CD, UC, IBS, H. pylori infections, inadequate lactase digestion, hepatic diseases, hyperlipidaemia, depressed immune function, cancer, infant allergies and failure to thrive