1-Kestose, the Smallest Fructooligosaccharide Component, Which Efficiently Stimulates Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as Well as Bifidobacteria in Humans

The concept of prebiotics was established more than 30 years ago. While the prebiotic concept has now expanded thus includes non-carbohydrate substances and diverse categories other than foods, fructooligosaccharides (FOS) have still predominantly been used as pebiotics, because the effects of FOS e...

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Main Authors: Takumi Tochio, Yoshihiro Kadota, Toshio Tanaka, Yasuhiro Koga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/7/9/140