In vitro fermentation of NUTRIOSE(®) FB06, a wheat dextrin soluble fibre, in a continuous culture human colonic model system.

Wheat dextrin soluble fibre may have metabolic and health benefits, potentially acting via mechanisms governed by the selective modulation of the human gut microbiota. Our aim was to examine the impact of wheat dextrin on the composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota. We used a valida...

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Main Authors: Mark R Hobden, Agustin Martin-Morales, Laetitia Guérin-Deremaux, Daniel Wils, Adele Costabile, Gemma E Walton, Ian Rowland, Orla B Kennedy, Glenn R Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3811981?pdf=render