Different probiotics
1. The difference between probiotics and prebiotics
1. Prebiotics are a kind of dietary supplement that selectively Non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth and activity of beneficial bacteria and have a beneficial impact on the host, thereby improving the health of the host. Probiotics are live microorganisms that are beneficial to intestinal health.
2. The essence of prebiotics is inactive oligosaccharides that cannot be digested and absorbed by the host. They serve as "nutrients" for probiotics, promote the growth and reproduction of probiotics, and ensure the health of the body. The essence of probiotics is external addition. It is a kind of bacteria that is beneficial to animals. It can be eaten directly as a food additive to maintain the balance of intestinal flora. It is a collective name for biologically active beneficial flora.
3. Prebiotics cannot directly affect the body, but exert their effect by stimulating the growth of beneficial bacteria. Because they cannot be digested by the human body, they enter the gastrointestinal tract (lower digestive tract or colon), feed probiotics, and indirectly promote intestinal health. Probiotics are exogenous bacteria that directly act on the intestines to maintain the balance of intestinal flora.
4. Probiotics have high requirements on the storage environment, so they have high standards for production and packaging processes. The best carriers for probiotics are tablets, capsules or powders. Generally, liquid preparations are not recommended. . The production and preservation of prebiotics are relatively less stringent.
5. As a food for probiotics, prebiotics always maintain the intestinal tract, so they can be eaten for a long time. In fact, as long as they maintain the balance of the flora, they can also be called probiotics. Yuan. Probiotics are exogenous bacteria and are generally supplemented directly when the body is deficient. However, long-term consumption is not recommended to avoid affecting the body's own ability to produce probiotics.
Extended information:
It can generally be thought that prebiotics provide "food" for probiotics, which can be decomposed and absorbed by beneficial bacteria in the intestines and promote the growth and reproduction of beneficial bacteria. The well-known bifid factor is a prebiotic that promotes the growth of intestinal bifidobacteria.
Prebiotics refer to food ingredients that are not easily digested and have a beneficial effect on the host by selectively stimulating the growth and activity of one or several bacteria, thereby improving the health of the host. . Prebiotics that are widely used on the market include: isomaltooligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide, xylo-oligosaccharide, etc.
Promoting the growth of probiotics through prebiotics is the most effective way to solve the bottleneck problem of "external cultivation of live bacteria". It can avoid the massive death of bacterial flora due to stimulation by high temperature and gastric acid and the impact of the original flora on foreign flora. It can effectively and safely solve various intestinal problems by proliferating probiotic bacteria natively from the human body.
Reference materials: Probiotics - Sogou Encyclopedia Prebiotics - Sogou Encyclopedia