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A substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit. Source Gibson |
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Live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Source Hill |
Microbiome |
The microbiome is the community of microorganisms (such as fungi, bacteria and viruses) that exists in a particular environment. In humans, the term is often used to describe the microorganisms that live in or on a particular part of the body, such as the skin or gastrointestinal tract. |
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The microbiota comprises all living members forming the microbiome, including bacteria, archaea, lower and higher eukaryotes, and viruses. Berg 2020 |
| Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) |
A naturally occurring fructan sugar which acts like a fiber, passing undigested
to the large intestine where it is extensively fermented by colonic bacteria. |
| Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) |
Non-digestible oligosaccharides produced by lactose fermentation.
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| Inulin |
A natural prebiotic fiber used in commercial foods. It is a food source extracted
primarily from chicory root rather than a manufactured ingredient. |
| Synbiotics |
“a mixture comprising live microorganisms and substrate(s) selectively utilized by host microorganisms that confers a health benefit on the host”. Source Swanson |
Human Milk Oligosaccharides HMOs
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a family of structurally diverse unconjugated glycans that are highly abundant in and unique to human milk. Source Bode |
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Bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit an area, (e.g., the intestinal
tract).
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| Bowel transit time |
The amount of time it takes for ingested food to travel through your GI tract
and pass out as stool. |
