Meaning of prebiotic | Babel Free

Definitions

A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.

in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“The table below includes plant foods we consider to be prebiotic “stars” since they are the foods listed in the scientific literature as sources of prebiotics.”

“Prebiotics are nowhere near as well researched as probiotics, although there are already some sound results pertaining to how they work.”

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