Mapping the ‘food microbiome'
While there has been a significant amount of research into the microbiomes of human beings, the microbiomes of food itself has been largely neglected. Until now. A new study published in the journal Cell looks…
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FrieslandCampina study: Prebiotic increases Bifidobacterium abundance in women at low dose
The researchers employed by the Netherlands-based dairy cooperative assessed the effect of daily supplementation with either 1.3 g or 2.0 g of Biotis GOS for three weeks. Results showed that daily consumption of both doses of…
Fermented foods and beverages find favour with consumers
If you’d asked people, even just five years ago, what fermented foods and beverages were, there’s a strong chance they wouldn’t have been able to tell you. But that has well and truly changed, as…
Gut health watch: What’s the latest on gut health in food and beverages?
The gut health trend, and by extension the gut health industry, has undergone an astronomic rise, over the past decade. Where once upon a time, the gut was a subject discussed solely by dieticians and…
How brands are capitalising on gut health
The gut health trend is here to stay. And unlike other trends (plant-based I’m looking at you) it shows no signs of slowing. So why is the gut health trend so successful and how have…
A.I. ‘digital twin’ microbiome model may predict infant neurodevelopment
Using data from fecal samples collected from preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), researchers from the University of Chicago report that their model, called Q-net, can predict which babies were at risk…