Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd

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Morinaga Milk Industry is one of the largest dairy product companies in Japan. Morinaga Milk excels in innovative technology and offers various dairy products and other beneficial functional ingredients to customers around the world. Morinaga Milk started research on bifidobacteria in the 1960s, inspired by the fact that bifidobacteria are the predominant bacteria residing in the intestines of breastfed infants. In 1969, Morinaga Milk isolated its flagship strain Bifidobacterium longum BB536 from a healthy breastfed infant. Since then, Morinaga has been conducting original research to contribute to healthy, fruitful lives for all people.

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Primary business activity	Manufacturer: Ingredients / Additives
Affiliated categories:	Bifidobacterium \|Other Functional Ingredient Mixtures \|Other Microorganisms & Probiotics More

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5 may 2026

Vitafoods Europe 2026

05 - 07 May 2026 Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Av. Joan Carles I, 64, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Visit us at stand 5D80 Book a meeting See our Exhibitor Profile See full Exhibitor List

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20 may 2025

Vitafoods Europe 2025

20 - 22 May 2025 Barcelona, Spain We were at stand 4A124 See our Exhibitor Profile See full Exhibitor List

14 may 2024

Vitafoods Europe 2024

14 - 16 May 2024 - Geneva, Switzerland We were at stand H242 See our Exhibitor Profile See full Exhibitor List

Our Top products

MCC1274

Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274 is a unique probiotic strain developed by focusing on the connection between the gut and the brain. MCC1274 possesses an attractive effect in maintaining memory function in middle-aged adults, which is part of cognitive function that declines with age.

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BB536

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum BB536 (designated as BB536) is one of the most well-established, clinically effective probiotic strains that confers numerous profound beneficial effects on humans. BB536 possesses a proven track record of safety and clinical efficacy in improving gastroi...

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M-16V

Bifidobacterium breve is one of the predominant species present in the infant gut and is widely recognized for its beneficial roles in maintaining infant health. B. breve M-16V (designated as M-16V) has emerged as one of the best studied clinically effective probiotic strains that exert posi...

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