Bifidobacterium bifidum
Benefits of Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Treatment of various types of diarrhea including diarrhea associated with antibiotic use and rotavirus diarrhea
- Digests lactose
- Ferments indigestible fibers, thereby producing more energy
- Synthesizes several of the B vitamins
- Assists in mineral absorption, especially iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc
- Helps decompose nitrosamines (cancer-causing substances) and suppress the production of nitrosamines in the intestines
- Lowers serum cholesterol
- Immune strengthening properties, especially in relation to colon health and its suppressive effect on tumors
- Decreases allergies
Specifications for Bifidobacterium bifidum
| Description | Cream to brown coloured powder with characteristic odour |
| Identification | Gram positive rods |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 1.0 |
| Standard concentration | 20/50/100 Billion cfu/g |
| Pathogens: Escherichia coli Salmonella species Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Should be absent/10g Should be absent/10g Should be absent/g Should be absent/g |
| Yeast & Mould Count | Not more than 100 cfu/g |