Prebiotic effects of almonds and almond skins on intestinal microbiota in healthy adult humans

Anaerobe

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Liu, Zhibin ^a   Lin, Xiuchun ^a   Huang, Guangwei ^b   Zhang, Wen ^a   Rao, Pingfan ^a   Ni, Li ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Almond Board of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond; Almond skins; Bacterial enzymes; Intestinal microbiota; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

AZO REDUCTASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; NITROREDUCTASE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALMOND; ALMOND SKIN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WATER CONTENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ALMOND; ALMOND SKINS; BACTERIAL ENZYMES; INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA; PREBIOTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; BIOTA; DIET; ENZYMES; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; PREBIOTICS; PRUNUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890847728     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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