Effects of prebiotic dietary fibers and probiotics on human health: With special focus on recent advancement in their encapsulated formulations

Bakht Ramin Shah; Bin Li; Haleama Al Sabbah; Wei Xu; Jan Mráz

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2020.06.010

Effects of prebiotic dietary fibers and probiotics on human health: With special focus on recent advancement in their encapsulated formulations

Trends Food Sci Technol. 2020 Aug:102:178-192. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.06.010. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Authors

Bakht Ramin Shah¹, Bin Li², Haleama Al Sabbah³, Wei Xu⁴, Jan Mráz¹

Affiliations

¹ University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
² College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
³ Department of Public Health Nutrition, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁴ College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Background: Dietary fibers (DFs) are known as potential formulations in human health due to their beneficial effects in control of life-threatening chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes mellitus, obesity and cancer. In recent decades scientists around the globe have shown tremendous interest to evaluate the interplay between DFs and gastrointestinal (GIT) microbiota. Evidences from various epidemiological and clinical trials have revealed that DFs modulate formation and metabolic activities of the microbial communities residing in the human GIT which in turn play significant roles in maintaining health and well-being. Furthermore, interestingly, a rapidly growing literature indicates success of DFs being prebiotics in immunomodulation, namely the stimulation of innate, cellular and humoral immune response, which could also be linked with their significant roles in modulation of the probiotics (live beneficial microorganisms).

Scope and approach: The main focus of the current review is to expressively highlight the importance of DFs being prebiotics in human health in association with their influence on gut microbiota. Now in order to significantly achieve the promising health benefits from these prebiotics, it is aimed to develop novel formulations to enhance and scale up their efficacy. Therefore, finally, herein unlike previously published articles, we highlighted different kinds of prebiotic and probiotic formulations which are being regarded as hot research topics among the scientific community now a days.

Conclusion: The information in this article will specifically provide a platform for the development of novel functional foods the demands for which has risen drastically in recent years.

Keywords: CS, chitosan; Dietary fiber; Encapsulation; FOS, Fructooligosaccharide; Formulations; GIT, Gastro intestinal tract; GO, gum odina; Gut micro-biota; Human health; In, Inulin; MD, maltodextrin; OL, oligofructose; OSA, octenyl-succinic anhydride; PS, potato starch; PSY, plantago psyllium; Prebiotics.

Publication types

Review