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TH-4®

TH-4® originates from Chr. Hansen's collection of dairy cultures and is identified as Streptococcus thermophilus TH-4®. The strain has been used for more than 25 years as a traditional starter culture for fermented food. In recent years, it has also been used as a food supplement to children with no reported side effects.

TH-4® has been tested in clinical studies with infants aged 3 months and upwards with no reported side effects.

The strain is considered safe by Chr. Hansen based on its long history of use for human consumption. TH-4® enjoys GRAS status (Generally Recognized As Safe) together with BB-12®.

Health Area

Human studies have shown that TH-4® and BB-12® have a beneficial effect within gastrointestinal health.

The Benefits of TH-4®

Studies indicate that TH-4®:

  • Has an impact on colic
  • Reduces the risk of rotavirus diarrhea in infants
  • Reduces the use of antibiotics

Clinical Documentation

You will find abstracts of all the studies, supporting the effects of TH-4® in our Selected Summaries below.

The many beneficial effects of the TH-4® strain makes it an excellent choice for a series of health areas, which you will also see from Chr. Hansen's probiotic product offerings handout (PDF, 461 KB).

Please contact our Sales Directors to learn more about your possibilities of using TH-4® in your probiotic product.

Downloads

TH-4® Selected Summaries
TH-4® Selected SummariesThis binder provides you with summaries of selected publications on TH-4®
TH-4® - Handout
TH-4® - HandoutChr. Hansen offers multiple application forms of one of our most clinically documented Probio-Tec®...

Read more about TH-4®

A number of our customers have products formulated with TH-4®. Among these is the Vidazorb product BellyBoost. Read more about the Vidazorb success with Chr. Hansen's probiotics, and contact our Sales Managers to learn more about your business opportunities with TH-4® or our other probiotic strains.