What are prebiotics?

Prebiotics possess 2 important characteristics:

• The fibre must pass through the gastrointestinal tract undigested
• They must stimulate the growth and/or activity of certain ‘good’ bacteria, called probiotics, in the large intestine

Most prebiotics are dietary fibre.

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