Essays about: "prebiotic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word prebiotic.

  1. 1. The Impact of Oat and Fruit Consumption on Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Johanna Margaretha Schilder; [2023]
    Keywords : short-chain fatty acids; SCFAs; diet; gas chromatography; serum; mice; applied nutrition and food chemistry; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explored the importance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in maintaining gut health and how different diets affect their levels. Blood plasma and serum samples from mice subjected to two intervention studies on oats and fruits were analysed to determine SCFA concentrations. READ MORE

  3. 2. The impact of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics on mild cognitive impairment : a systematic review

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Astrid Viktorsson; Noah Westerholm; [2023]
    Keywords : MCI; Mild cognitive Impairment; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics; DW2009; Bifidobacterium Breve A1; RBANS; MMSE.;

    Abstract : Background: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is seen as a state between normal aging and dementia, with patients having an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other sorts of dementia. MCI has been linked to a change in gut microbiota which impacts the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA), consequently affecting neurological functions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Production and evaluation of enzymatically processed oat fibres as potential prebiotics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)

    Author : Elin Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Arabinoxylan; AXOS; L.brevis; B.adolescentis; Biotechnology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Insoluble oat bran fibres, with substantial arabinoxylan (AX) content, are obtained as a byproduct from industrial processing of oat. By further processing it is possible to solubilise and hydrolyse AX into (arabino)xylo-oligosaccharides ((A)XOS). READ MORE

  5. 4. Feeding brown algae and brown algae extracts from Saccharina Latissima to Broiler breeders : effects on transfer of antibodies and nutrients from hen to egg

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Stina Kling; [2021]
    Keywords : broiler; broiler breeder; brown algae; Saccharina Latissima; laminarin; prebiotic; transfer; antibodies; nutrients; iodine; chicken; egg quality;

    Abstract : Brown algae and extracts of algae have been proved to have prebiotic effects. Seaweeds grow very fast and underwater. This is good from a sustainable point of view since algae do not need fertilizers, freshwater or agricultural land for growth. Brown algae is rich in nutrients, vitamins and minerals, and has an especially high content of iodine. READ MORE

  6. 5. Användningen av pro- och prebiotika till häst

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Malin Hägg; [2021]
    Keywords : mjölksyrabakterier; saccharomyces cerevisiae; frukto-oligosackarider; bakterier; foder; grovtarmsjäsare;

    Abstract : Hästen får största delen av sin energi genom mikrobernas fermentationen av fiber i grovtarmen. Miljön i grovtarmen är känslig och tillstånd som kolik, kolit och diarré hos häst har kunnat associeras till en obalans i grovtarmens bakterieflora. READ MORE