| abstract |
The present invention provides a zinc enriched biomass comprising a living or subsequently killed microorganism selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis and combinations thereof, the zinc enriched biomass The present invention relates to a food preparation, a food and pharmaceutical product, a functional food, a cosmetic and a medicinal cosmetic, and a food supplement containing the biomass. In addition, the present invention describes novel microbial strains which can concentrate zinc in cells in very large amounts and are therefore particularly suitable for use in the methods of the present invention. |