Clinical and physiological evaluationof the effectiveness of the kefir bioproduct

Residual antigenicity of whey proteins explains necessity to develop ways of efficient bioconversion of the latters for receiving functional food ingredients and products. The expert assessment of efficiency of the kefir bioproduct for dietetic and prophylactic nutrition of children above three years old that contains hydrolyzate of β-lactoglobulin was carried out. Principle biochemical and serological indices of the samples of the blood of the patients suffering food allergy were studied. Specific antibodies that cause allergic reaction were not found. Introduction of the test product into the patients diet with daily consumption of the product for 14 days did not result in the change of concentration of total protein and circulating IgG and IgE antibodies specific to β-lactoglobulin.
According to the conclusions of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences the kefir bioproduct was given the status of dietary (prophylactic) food for children above three years with symptoms of allergies to milk proteins.

the kefir bioproduct, allergenicity, β-lactoglobulin, biochemical and serological parameters, tolerability