Fuente: WIPO "dairy products" PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a functional fermented dairy product excellent in regulating the function of the intestines, having no smell peculiar to fermented milk, and rich in palatability, and to provide a method for producing the functional fermented dairy product.SOLUTION: The functional fermented dairy product such as yogurt comprises Lactobacillus lactis belonging to Lactobacillus helveticus, has a fresh scent given by Lactobacillus helveticus GCL1001 bacterial strain deposited to the independent administrative corporation, the International Patent Organism Deposit of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, as a cession number: FERM P-18654, and improves intestinal disorder controlling effect and the excretion of stool.COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO