Prebiotics – The Best Definition

The experts in this field have gradually come to the conclusion that prebiotics, by valid experimental and research work, do the following:

• They are not digested by the small bowel.
• They are fermented by the good bacteria in the colon.
• Most importantly, this fermentation is accompanied by beneficial and measurable good results in the colon and the body.

This is pretty simple but only the soluble prebiotics fibers, inulin, oligofructose and a mixture of the two, called oligofructose enriched inulin, are felt to have measured up to these three guidelines.