Digestibility and microbiota modulation by nuts and sunflower seeds in cystic fibrosis: an in vitro approach
Jazmín Viteri-Echeverría, Joaquim Calvo-Lerma, Ana Heredia, Ana Andrés, Andrea Asensio-Grau · 2026
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Jazmín Viteri-Echeverría and co-authors asked how well nuts and seeds digest for people with cystic fibrosis. Their paper appeared in the European Journal of Nutrition in 2026. Cystic fibrosis disrupts digestion, so high-energy foods like nuts could help if the body can break them down. The team simulated digestion and colon fermentation in the lab for almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, and sunflower seeds, using conditions modeled on the disease and gut microbes from child donors.
Sunflower seeds came out best, matching peanuts on fat breakdown and leading on protein breakdown under cystic fibrosis conditions. Their fermentation also shifted gut microbe mixes and raised output of helpful short-chain fatty acids. Almonds digested poorly, possibly because of natural compounds that block enzymes. Hazelnuts fell between the extremes. The authors single out sunflower seeds as a promising food for children with the condition.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jazmín Viteri-Echeverría, Joaquim Calvo-Lerma, Ana Heredia, Ana Andrés, Andrea Asensio-Grau |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |