Relationship of prebiotics and food to intestinal microflora

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 11-16

  Blaut, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Intestinal microflora; Non digestible oligosaccharides; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOSUGAR; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; FLAVONOID; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSINOLATE; HEMICELLULOSE; INULIN; LACTITOL; LACTULOSE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PALATINOSE; PECTIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0036871316     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-002-1102-7     Document Type: Review

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