The purpose of the present invention is to offer an intestinal activation
food product containing natto powder that delivers the natto bacteria
live.to the intestines and produces an adequate intestinal regulating
effect by enhancing the mitotic growth of the natto bacteria delivered to
the intestines and, furthermore, a product that is easy to take without
causing the offensive smell peculiar to natto during storage. For this
reasons, the intestinal activation food product containing natto powder in
accordance with this invention is a uniform blend obtained by blending to
15 wt. % of natto powder containing the natto bacteria with 50 wt. % of
lactose as the growth factor substance, 30 wt. % of 300 mesh particle size
coffee powder as the porous substance and 5 wt. % of sporophyte-containing
lactic acid bacilli as the germination inducing substance and filling 0.5
g of this mixture into a hard capsule.