Oligosaccharide prebiotics in functional foods and therapeutics: innovations and challenges
K S Sandra, Megh Pravin Vithalkar, Vishnusai Beere, H B Bharath, B Satyanarayana, Mohamed Rafiq, Yogendra Nayak · 2026
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Description
Sandra's team at Manipal review plant fibers that feed good gut germs, from inulin to FOS and GOS. These fibers feed Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, two helpful gut germs. Their fermentation yields short-chain fatty acids that nourish the gut lining. Makers now build them with enzymes, germ cultures, and controlled plant-fiber breakdown.
Benefits found across studies cover barrier strength, calmer inflammation, and metabolic balance. Chain length and linkage type decide which gut microbes respond. Capsules and synbiotic pairings promise protected, colon-targeted release. Too-high doses, each person's own microbiome, rules, and plant costs still block wider use in care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | K S Sandra, Megh Pravin Vithalkar, Vishnusai Beere, H B Bharath, B Satyanarayana, Mohamed Rafiq, Yogendra Nayak |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 91 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |