MILK PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF DIARRHOEA

The invention relates to hydrolysates, which are for use in the treatment and/or prevention of diarrhoea. Said hydrolysates are capable of inhibiting neprilysin enzyme and obtainable by a method of producing a milk protein hydrolysate, said method comprising adding to a milk protein composition comprising whey protein and/or milk casein selected from the group consisting of beta-casein, alpha-casein and mixtures thereof, a protease system comprising a protease selected from neutral protease, alkaline protease, thermolysin, and mixtures thereof; and incubating at a constant pH and temperature to obtain an hydrolysate with a degree of hydrolysis (DH) of the composition from 1.0 to 40.0 %. The invention also relates to the new milk protein hydrolysates obtainable by said method and to nutritional and pharmaceutical compositions comprising it.