Prebiotics xylooligosaccharide from corn
- Stimulation of growth of bifidogenic bacteria
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are non-digestible food components which can be fermented in the large
intestine. Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillia are easily able to ferment Xylooligosaccharides (XOS)
resulting in stimulation of the growth and/or activity of these bacteria in the colon.
- Induce peristalsis,improve bowel habitat,contribution to softer and more frequent stools.
- Contribution to natural defences
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) can reduce pathogen adhesion in the gut,fewer toxic bacterial metabolites,reduction of colon cancer.
- Improvement of mineral absorption
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) has been shown to increase the calcium & magnesium absorption in both animals and humans.
Xylo-oligosaccharides, which are polymers of sugar xylose, produced from plant fiber, and isomalto-oligosaccharides, which are a mixture of digestion-resistant short chain carbohydrates naturally found in some foods as well as commercially manufactured products. Phytochemicals are a source of prebiotics and probiotics, and several chemical compounds such as polyphenols and derivatives, carotenoids and thiosulphates, which can promote gut microbiota function and are therefore being explored as a treatment for obesity and inflammatory diseases in adults.
