Prebiotics as functional foods: A review

SH Al-Sheraji, A Ismail, MY Manap, S Mustafa… - Journal of functional …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Prebiotics: Present and future in food science and technology

Y Wang - Food Research International, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

The current trends and future perspectives of prebiotics research: a review

S Patel, A Goyal - 3 Biotech, 2012 - Springer
Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth of bifidogenic and
lactic acid bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract. Typically, the prebiotics consist of dietary …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of prebiotics in functional foods and clinical practice

S Valdemiro Carlos - Food and nutrition sciences, 2011 - scirp.org
Prebiotics are substances that can promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms, mainly
in the intestinal tract, and will modify the colonic microbiota. The following health benefits are …

Applications of prebiotics in food industry: A review

V Singla, S Chakkaravarthi - Food science and technology …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Benefits of prebiotics for stimulating a healthy intestinal tract are well known. From
suppression of pathogens to proliferation of indigenous bacteria of intestines, prebiotics …

Prebiotics and synbiotics: Recent concepts in nutrition

D Mohanty, S Misra, S Mohapatra, PS Sahu - Food bioscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Gut flora have a crucial role in metabolizing various nutritional substrates to maintain human
health. Several studies on prebiotics and symbiotic have reported to be clinically effective in …

Effectiveness of probiotics, prebiotics, and prebiotic‐like components in common functional foods

M Peng, Z Tabashsum, M Anderson… - … reviews in food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The bioactive ingredients in commonly consumed foods include, but are not limited to,
prebiotics, prebiotic‐like components, probiotics, and postbiotics. The bioactive ingredients …

Prebiotics as functional food ingredients preventing diet-related diseases

A Florowska, K Krygier, T Florowski, E Dłużewska - Food & function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reviews the potential of prebiotic-containing foods in the prevention or
postponement of certain diet-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases with …

Prebiotics: Trends in food, health and technological applications

D de Paulo Farias, FF de Araújo, IA Neri-Numa… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Currently, there is a growing interest in the identification of new molecules that
promote health and exhibit potential for technological applications. Prebiotics are functional …

Probiotics: An emerging food supplement with health benefits

R Agrawal - Food Biotechnology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Probiotics are among the important functional foods. They comprise approximately 65% of
the world functional food market. Probiotic products are foods, which improve intestinal …