Acerola (Malpighia glabra L.) and guava (Psidium guayaba L.) industrial processing by-products stimulate probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium growth and induce beneficial changes in colonic microbiota.
F N D D MenezesF H C de MeloA R S VieiraÉ T C AlmeidaM S LimaJ S AquinoA Gomez-ZavagliaMarciane MagnaniFrancisca Nayara D D MenezesPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2020)
AB and GB stimulated the growth and metabolism of probiotics, in addition to induce beneficial alterations in human colonic microbiota composition and increase short-chain fatty acid production. These results characterize AB and GB as potential prebiotic ingredients and fruit processing by-products as sources of added-value compounds.