灭活乳酸菌的益生物质包括死菌体及其代谢产物，它具有调节肠道菌群平衡、调节免疫力和抑制花粉症等功能。文章对近年来灭活乳酸菌益生功能的研究概况进行综述，分析了灭活乳酸菌的食品加工特性优势，重点介绍了日本市场知名的灭活乳酸菌菌株及畅销的食品实例，以期为我国开发含灭活乳酸菌的普通和功能性食品提供技术参考。

The beneficial biomass of inactivated lactic acid bacteria includes dead cells and their metabolites which has the functions of regulating intestinal flora balance, regulating immunity, inhibiting pollinosis and so on.The researches on the probiotic functions of inactivated lactic acid bacteria in recent years, and its advantages of food processing characteristics were reviewed. The well-known inactivated lactic acid bacteria strains and best-selling food examples in the Japanese market were also highlighted, which provided technical references for the development of common foods and functional foods containing inactivated lactic acid bacteria in China.