Acacia gum is a bifidogenic dietary fibre with high digestive tolerance in healthy humans

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Cherbut, Christine ^a   Michel, Catherine ^a   Raison, Virginie ^a   Kravtchenko, Thierry ^b   Severine, Meance ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNI ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Acacia gum; Digestive tolerance; Prebiotic; Soluble fibre; Stool output

Indexed keywords

GUM ARABIC; SUCROSE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0042194871     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600310014377     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Spiller GA. CRC Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, 3rd edn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001: 709.
2. Gibson GR, Roberfroid MB. Dietary modulation of the human colonic microflora: introducing the concept of prebiotics. J Nutr 1995; 125: 1401-12.
3. Islam AM, Phillips GO, Slijivo A, Snowden MJ, Williams PA. A review of recent developments on regulatory, structural and functional aspects of gum arabic. Food Hydrocol 1997; 11: 357-65.
4. Titgemeyer EC, Bourquin LD, Fahey GC, Garleb KA. Fermentability of various fiber sources by human fecal bacteria in vitro. Am J Clin Nutr 1991; 53: 1418-24.
5. Michel C, Kravtchenko TP, David A, Gueneau S, Kozlowski F, Cherbut C. In vitro prebiotic effects of Acacia gums onto the human intestinal microbiota depends on both botanical origin and environmental pH. Anaerobes 1998; 4: 257-66.
6. Barry JL, Hoebler C, Macfarlane GT, Macfarlane S, Mathers JC, Reed KA, Mortensen PB, Nordgaard I, Rowland IR, Rumney CJ. Estimation of the fermentability of dietary fibre in vitro: a European interlaboratory study. Br J Nutr 1995; 74: 303-22.
7. Jouany JP. Volatile fatty acid and alcohol determination in digestive contents, silage juices, bacterial cultures and anaerobic fermentor contents. Sci Alim 1982; 2: 131-44.
8. Hoebler C, Barry JL, David A, Delort-Laval J. Rapid acid hydrolysis of plant cell wall polysaccharides and simplified quantitative determination of their neutral monosaccharides by gas-liquid chromatography. J Agric Food Chem 2001; 37: 360-7.
9. Briet F, Achour L, Flourié B, Beaugerie L, Pellier P, Franchisseur C, Bornet F, Rambaud JC. Symptomatic response to varying levels of fructo-oligosaccharides consumed occasionally or regularly. Eur J Clin Nutr 1995; 49: 501-7.
10. Stone-Dorshow T, Levitt MD. Gaseous response to ingestion of a poorly absorbed fructo-oligosaccharide sweetener. Am J Clin Nutr 1987; 46: 61-5.
11. Su X, Gebhart GF. Mechanosensitive pelvic nerve afferent fibers innervating the colon of the rat are polymodal in character. J Neurophysiol 1998; 80: 2632-44.
12. Serra J, Azpiroz F, Malagelada JR. Intestinal gas dynamics and tolerance in humans. Gastroenterology 1998; 115: 542-50.
13. Bernalier A, Dore J, Durand M. Biochemistry of fermentation. In: Gibson GR, Roberfroid MB, eds. The Colonic Microbiota: Nutrition and Health. London: Kluwer Academic, 1999: 27-35.
14. Probert HM, Gibson GR. Investigating the prebiotic and gas-generating effects of selected carbohydrates on the human colonic microflora. Lett Appl Microbiol 2002; 35: 473-80.
15. Cununings JH. The effect of dietary fiber on fecal weight and composition. In: Spiller GA, ed. Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, 2nd edn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1993: 263-349.
16. Gibson GR, Beatty ER, Wang X, Cummings JH. Selective stimulation of bifidobacteria in the human colon by oligofructose and inulin. Gastroenterology 1995; 108: 975-82.
17. Bliss DZ, Stein TP, Schleifer CR, Settle RG. Supplementation with gum arabic fiber increases fecal nitrogen excretion and lowers serum urea nitrogen concentration in chronic renal failure patients consuming a low-protein diet. Am J Clin Nutr 1996; 63: 392-8.
18. McLean Ross AH, Eastwood MA, Brydon WG, Busuttil A, McKay LF. A study of the effects of dietary gum arabic in the rat. Br J Nutr 1984; 51: 47-54.
19. Walter DJ, Eastwood MA, Brydon WG, Elton RA. An experimental design to study colonic fibre fermentation in the rat: the duration of feeding. Br J Nutr 1986; 55: 465-79.
20. McLean Ross AH, Eastwood MA, Brydon WG, Anderson JR, Anderson DMW. A study of the effects of dietary gum arabic in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1983; 37: 368-75.
21. Wyatt GM, Bayliss CE, Holcroft JD. A change in human faecal flora in response to inclusion of gum arabic in the diet. Br J Nutr 1986; 55: 261-6.
22. Tulung B, Remesy C, Demigne C. Specific effects of guar gum or gum arabic on adaptation of cecal digestion to high fiber diets in the rat. J Nutr 1987; 117: 1556-61.
23. Livesey G, Smith T, Eggum BO, Tetens IH, Nyman M, Roberfroid M, Delzenne N, Schweizer TF, Decombaz J. Determination of digestible energy values and fermentabilities of dietary fibre supplements: a European interlaboratory study in vivo. Br J Nutr 1995; 74: 289-302.
24. Phillips GO. Acacia gum (gum arabic): a nutritional fibre; metabolism and calorific value. Food Add Contam 1998; 15: 251-64.
25. Crociani F, Alessandrini A, Mucci MM, Biavati B. Degradation of complex carbohydrates by Bifidobacterium spp. Int J Food Microbiol 1994; 24: 199-210.
26. Jaskari J, Kontula P, Siitonen A, Jousimies-Somer H, Mattila-Sandholm T, Poutanen K. Oat 13-glucan and xylan hydrolysates as selective substrates for Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1998; 49: 175-81.
27. Djouzi Z, Andrieux C. Compared effects of three oligosaccharides on metabolism of intestinal microflora in rats inoculated with a human faecal flora. Br J Nutr 1997; 78: 313-24.
28. Rycroft CE, Jones MR, Gibson GR, Rastall RA. A comparative in vitro evaluation of the fermentation properties of prebiotic oligosaccharides. J Appl Microbiol 2001; 91: 878-87.
29. Roberfroid MB, Van Loo JAE, Gibson GR. The bifidogenic nature of chicory inulin and its hydrolysis products. J Nutr 1998; 128: 1-9.