| Title: | An Updated Review on Prebiotics: Insights on Potentials of Food Seeds Waste as Source of Potential Prebiotics |
| Author(s): | Bamigbade GB; Subhash AJ; Kamal-Eldin A; Nystrom L; Ayyash M; |
| Address: | "Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates. Department of Health Science and Technology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules27185947 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Prebiotics are a group of biological nutrients that are capable of being degraded by microflora in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), primarily Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. When prebiotics are ingested, either as a food additive or as a supplement, the colonic microflora degrade them, producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), which are simultaneously released in the colon and absorbed into the blood circulatory system. The two major groups of prebiotics that have been extensively studied in relation to human health are fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS). The candidature of a compound to be regarded as a prebiotic is a function of how much of dietary fiber it contains. The seeds of fruits such as date palms have been reported to contain dietary fiber. An increasing awareness of the consumption of fruits and seeds as part of the daily diet, as well as poor storage systems for seeds, have generated an enormous amount of seed waste, which is traditionally discarded in landfills or incinerated. This cultural practice is hazardous to the environment because seed waste is rich in organic compounds that can produce hazardous gases. Therefore, this review discusses the potential use of seed wastes in prebiotic production, consequently reducing the environmental hazards posed by these wastes" |
| Keywords: | "Dietary Fiber/metabolism Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism Food Additives Gases Humans *Oligosaccharides/metabolism *Prebiotics Seeds/metabolism dietary fiber fructo-oligosaccharides galactooligosaccharides gastrointestinal tract prebiotics;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBamigbade, Gafar Babatunde Subhash, Athira Jayasree Kamal-Eldin, Afaf Nystrom, Laura Ayyash, Mutamed eng 31F135/United Arab Emirates University/ Review Switzerland 2022/09/24 Molecules. 2022 Sep 13; 27(18):5947. doi: 10.3390/molecules27185947" |
