Fermentation Kinetics of Selected Dietary Fibers by Human Small Intestinal Microbiota Depend on the Type of Fiber and Subject.
Mara P H van TrijpChristiane RöschRan AnShohreh KeshtkarMadelon J LogtenbergGerben D A HermesErwin G ZoetendalHenk Arie ScholsGuido J E J HooiveldPublished in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2020)
Human SI microbiota have hydrolytic potential for prebiotic galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides. In contrast, the higher molecular weight fibers inulin, lemon pectin, and iso-malto/maltopolysaccharides show slow fermentation rate. Fiber degradation kinetics and microbiota responses are subject dependent, therefore personalized nutritional fiber based strategies are required.