Explain the Properties of Good Prebiotic?
Thus, to summarize, we can say that a good prebiotic should have the following properties:
- Be active at a nutritionally feasible, as low a dose as possible,
- Lack side effects,
- Be able to exert fine control of microflora modulation,
- Persist throughout the colon including distal areas,
- Have varying viscosity,
- Have good storage/processing stability,
- Have differing sweetness, and
- Inhibit adhesion of pathogens.