An in vitro batch fermentation protocol for studying the contribution of food to gut microbiota composition and functionality

S Pérez-Burillo, S Molino, B Navajas-Porras… - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of the effect of foods on gut microbiota composition and functionality is
expanding. To isolate the effect of single foods and/or single nutrients (ie, fiber …

In vitro digestion models suitable for foods: Opportunities for new fields of application and challenges

R Lucas-González, M Viuda-Martos… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
In vitro digestion assays simulate the physiological conditions of digestion in vivo and are
useful tools for studying and understanding changes, interactions, as well as the …

In vitro human digestion models for food applications

SJ Hur, BO Lim, EA Decker, DJ McClements - Food chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
In vitro digestion models are widely used to study the structural changes, digestibility, and
release of food components under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. However, the …

Prebiotics and synbiotics: Recent concepts in nutrition

D Mohanty, S Misra, S Mohapatra, PS Sahu - Food bioscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Gut flora have a crucial role in metabolizing various nutritional substrates to maintain human
health. Several studies on prebiotics and symbiotic have reported to be clinically effective in …

Prebiotics from marine macroalgae for human and animal health applications

L O'Sullivan, B Murphy, P McLoughlin, P Duggan… - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
The marine environment is an untapped source of bioactive compounds. Specifically,
marine macroalgae (seaweeds) are rich in polysaccharides that could potentially be …

[HTML][HTML] Protein digestion of different protein sources using the INFOGEST static digestion model

R Sousa, R Portmann, S Dubois, I Recio… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
In vitro digestion systems are valuable tools for understanding and monitoring the complex
behavior of food degradation during digestion, thus proving to be good candidates for …

[HTML][HTML] Legume seed protein digestibility as influenced by traditional and emerging physical processing technologies

IC Ohanenye, FGC Ekezie, RA Sarteshnizi, RT Boachie… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increased consumption of legume seeds as a strategy for enhancing food security,
reducing malnutrition, and improving health outcomes on a global scale remains an ongoing …

Protein solubility, digestibility and fractionation after germination of sorghum varieties

AEMMR Afify, HS El-Beltagi, SM Abd El-Salam… - Plos one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The changes in crude protein, free amino acids, amino acid composition, protein solubility,
protein fractionation and protein digestibility after germination of sorghum were investigated …

Cheeses as food matrixes for probiotics: In vitro and in vivo tests

FRL Rolim, OCF Neto, MEG Oliveira… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Probiotics are microorganisms that promote beneficial health effects. To do this,
they must survive passage through the gastrointestinal tract, adhere and colonize in the …

A comprehensive review on in vitro digestion of infant formula

TTP Nguyen, B Bhandari, J Cichero… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although mothers' milk is the best food for babies, infant formula has become an alternative
when breastfeeding is not possible or inadequate for babies. To design a proper formula for …