Probiotics for babies and children: nourishing the best start in life

Pediatric health

Supporting the first 1,000 days of life for healthy development

The diversity of the gut microbiome and its functions begins in early infancy – with bacterial colonization playing a critical role in gut maturation, as well as metabolic, immune and brain development during the first 1,000 days of life.^1,2,3

A healthy baby first establishes a low-diversity gut microbiome dominated by Bifidobacteria. Having the right balance of Bifidobacterium strains in the infant gut plays an especially important role in immunity. However, during the first 1,000 days of life the gut microbiome is influenced by several factors, including whether a baby is born by cesarean, bottle fed or exposed to antibiotics – which can decrease concentrations of protective Bifidobacteria in the gut. This can create challenges, including a higher risk of colic or allergies in babies.

Selected probiotics can help enrich the gut microbiome in babies – fostering healthy microbiota development and restoration. We offer and characterize a range of specially designed probiotic blends to support infants.

Probiotic solutions for Pediatric health

KABP® Baby Colic

1 billion CFU/dose

Kaneka Probiotics’ Baby Colic is a patented probiotic with clinically demonstrated effect in reduction of excessive crying due to infant colic. Its formulation contains two clinical strains and there have been two published clinical trials (randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled design).

Kaneka Probiotics’ Baby Colic formula contains two unique strains of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Bifidobacterium longum. Unique mechanism of action: promotes the positive microbiota (Bifidobacterium and Lactic Acid), Homofermentative metabolism strains selected for Baby Colic do not produce CO₂, efficacy demonstrated in breast-feeding and formula-feeding infants; reduced crying-time by more than 60% after only 2 weeks.

Indications

Infant colic
Supports healthier microflora balance, which is correlated with decreased crying time in colicky infants
Promotes beneficial gut microflora
Custom formulations available

Probiotic Strains

B. longum KABP® 042
P. pentosaceus KABP® 041

Formats

Drops

See Clinical Evidence (9)

Martin, R. et al. Early-Life Events, Including Mode of Delivery and Type of Feeding, Siblings and Gender, Shape the Developing Gut Microbiota. PLoS One 11, e0158498 (2016)
Kato, K. et al. Age-Related Changes in the Composition of Gut Bifidobacterium Species. Curr. Microbiol. 74, 987–995 (2017)
Avershina, E. et al. Bifidobacterial succession and correlation networks in a large unselected cohort of mothers and their children. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 79, 497–507 (2013)