Prebiotic potential of almonds

摘要

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds that could help improve digestive health by increasing levels of beneficial gut bacteria.rnFunded by the Almond Board of California, IFR scientists used the Model Gut, a physical and biochemical simulator of the gastrointestinal tract, tornsubject almoncds to the same conditions experienced in the stomach and small intestine. They added the digested almonds to an in vitro batch system and monitored its effect on the populations of intestinal bacteria.