Abstract: The present invention provides a bile acid absorbent/adsorbent comprising as active ingredients a lactic acid bacterium having a property of incorporating bile acids into the cell in the presence of an oligosaccharide and of no releasing them out of the cells, and the oligosaccharide. The lactic acid bacterium includes Lactobacillus salivarius ssp. salicinius strain JCM1044, Bifidobacterium breve strain JCM1192, etc. The oligosaccharide includes raffinose, kestose, nystose, trehalose, etc. The bile acid adsorbent is in a form of oral formulation, or eatables and drinkables, etc. The bile acid absorbent/adsorbent can be utilized as cholesterol lowering agents or colorectal cancer inhibitors.

Abstract: A lactose-containing food compositions for infants for improving the stool color of infants closer to that of breast-fed infants, which contains the lactose-containing foods for infants of which the only protein source is substantially cow's milk protein and/or a processed product of cow's milk protein modified to be administered to infants, and raffinose added into the foods for infants at a ratio of at least 0.05% (by weight) in a ready-to-use state. This food composition provides foods for infants more suitable for infant growth (infant formula, protein hydrolyzed formula, formula for low-birth-weight infants, follow-up formula, etc.) without causing a green stool which is observed when administering a conventional food for sucking infants, of which the only protein source is substantially cow's milk protein and/or a processed product of cow's milk protein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-atopic dermatitis composition containing raffinose as the effective ingredient that can be satisfactorily administered to babies and infants for a long term.