My Go To Vegan Prebiotic Foods For Gut Health
The other day I shared my favourite overall gut foods. I got a few questions on my go to prebiotic foods, so here you go! Prebiotics are important because they’re food for our bacteria. This is just a small list as there are so many others out there, such as garlic, medicinal mushrooms and unripe bananas.
The most recent definition I found (often gets updated): “a nondigestible compound that, through its metabolization by microorganisms in the gut, modulates composition and/or activity of the gut microbiota, thus conferring a beneficial physiologic effect on the host.” Essentially, it doesn’t get broken down and it has a benefit in the gut.
Health benefits
- increase in Bifidobacteria & Lactobacilli
- produce beneficial metabolites
- helps with calcium absorption
- decrease in protein fermentation
- decrease in pathogenic bacteria 🦠
- lower allergy risk
- impacts gut barrier permeability (leaky gut)
- improved immune system
Study PMID: 30019028
What’s your favourite prebiotic food?
Did you learn something new?
Jordan, holistic nutritionist
@jordanbruce.RHN | Brucesroots.com
As a gut health nutritionist, I give you practical tips, plant-based foods high in iron and a recipe. I also explore reasons why your ferritin may be low.