Probiotics

Continued from Probiotics and Prebiotics As Ingredients in Functional Foods In total, 109 volunteers actually ingested different amounts of chicory inulin and/or oligofructose.  The effect was seen as soon as within 1 week after the start of the ingestion, and was demonstrated to last for more than 2 months.  A...

Functional foods are generally described as foods that provide some health-benefits beyond traditional nutritional values. For example, probiotics and/or prebiotics may be added to foods to increase functionality. The Greek translation of Probiotic is "for life." A probiotic is a microorganism in a food or supplement containing live microorganisms that...

Continued from Probiotics and Prebiotics As Ingredients in Functional Foods Polydextrose is a highly branched polymer of glucose. Its unique arrangement of glycosidic linkages makes it resistant to hydrolysis by human digestive enzymes.  After ingestion it passes intact into the colon where it is partially fermented by the colonic microflora. ...