The bioactive ingredients in commonly consumed foods include, but are not limited to,
prebiotics, prebiotic‐like components, probiotics, and postbiotics. The bioactive ingredients …

Prebiotics are short chain carbohydrates that are non-digestible by digestive enzymes in
humans and selectively enhance the activity of some groups of beneficial bacteria. In the …

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion reviews and
presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive components …

Recently, the focus of scientific investigations has moved from the primary role of food as the
source of energy and body‐forming substances to the more subtle action of biologically …

Prebiotics are a group of nutrients that are degraded by gut microbiota. Their relationship
with human overall health has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. They can …

A healthy gut microbiota plays many crucial functions in the host, being involved in the
correct development and functioning of the immune system, assisting in the digestion of …

Because of its resident microbiota, the human colon is one of the body's most metabolically
active organs. The use of diet to fortify certain gut flora components is a popular current …

As the importance of the gut microbiota in health and disease is increasingly recognized
interest in interventions that can modulate the microbiota and its interactions with its host has …

Presenting a balanced view of the current knowledge in many different areas of the field, this
handbook discusses the concept, definition and criteria for classification as prebiotics and …

Functional foods are classified as traditional or staple foods that provide an essential
nutritional level and share potentially positive effects on host health, including the reduction …