| LC control no. | sh2007006574 |
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| Topical heading | Prebiotics |
| Variant(s) | Prebiotic foods |
| See also | Functional foods Gastrointestinal system--Microbiology |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2007032997: Handbook of prebiotics, 2008. Wikipedia online, Aug. 15, 2007 (Prebiotics are a category of functional food, defined as: Non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, and thus improve host health. Most potential prebiotics are carbohydrates (such as oligosaccharides), but the definition does not exclude the use of non-carbohydrates as prebiotics ... Typical dietary sources of prebiotics are soybeans, Jerusalem artichokes (which contain inulin), raw oats, unrefined wheat and unrefined barley) LC database, Aug. 16, 2007 (titles: prebiotics; prebiotic foods) |
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