ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,366, issued on July 1, was assigned to TCI Co. LTD. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Prebiotic composition and method for improving intestinal health using the same" was invented by Yung-Hsiang Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) and Chu-Han Huang (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a prebiotic composition, including a kiwifruit fermented product, inulin, and fructooligosaccharide, where the weight ratio of the kiwifruit fermented product, the inulin, and the fructooligosaccharide is 3-4:2.5-4:2.5-4. A method for improving intestinal health of a subject in need thereof by using the prebiotic composition is also provided."

The patent was fi...