Prebiotic effects of fermentable carbohydrate polymers may be modulated by faecal bulking of non-fermentable polysaccharides in the large bowel of rats

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 968-976

  Monro, John A ^a,c   Paturi, Gunaranjan ^a   Butts, Christine A ^a   Young, Wayne ^a   De Guzman, Cloe Erika ^a   McLachlan, Andrew ^a   Roy, Nicole C ^b,c   Ansell, Juliet ^a,c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Faecal bulk; Gut health; Microbiota; Prebiotics; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DIETARY FIBRE; FAECAL BULK; MICROBIOTAS; PREBIOTICS; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS;

BUTYRIC ACID; FIBERS; NUTRITION; RATS; SUGAR BEETS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HORDEUM; RATTUS;

EID: 84859701074     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02929.x     Document Type: Article

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