By each day passing, the consumer is realizing that a healthy gut (microbiome)
contributes to overall well-being and good health.
Prebiotic supplements act as food for the gut bacteria which in-turn participate in the metabolism of complex carbohydrates and plant fibres.
FOSSENCE® is fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) molecule which is a soluble prebiotic dietary fibre known for its prebiotic effect such as Bifidogenic capabilities.
One of our studies evaluated the effect of FOS in healthy humans at different dosage levels (2.5, 5, and 10 g/d) on beneficial fermentative
microbes (Bifdobacterium, Lactobacillus) and concluded that FOS consumption increased the relative abundance of operational taxonomix units (OTUs) belonging
to Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and increased overall bacterial diversity and butyrate producing microbes.
Our another in-vitro study evaluated the Prebiotic index (PI) of FOSSENCE®. PI quantifies prebiotic effects of a prebiotic in-vitro. 0.5% FOSSENCE® was fermented in experiment based on the SHIME model using fecal inoculum from a healthy individual and various metabolic parameters were analyzed. FOSSENCE® greatly enhanced the
beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus and achieved a PI value of 14.9 at 24h that indicates high prebiotic effect.
