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prebiotic

prebiotic

1 5.0
A food fiber that helps good bacteria in the gut grow
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːbaɪˈɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
: prebiótico

And the way to feed those is by having a diet that has prebiotics and probiotics within it.

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Examples

  • Every single food has prebiotic capacity, every single real food for some strain of bacteria.

  • Have a diet that has good healthy prebiotic fiber, probiotics as well.

  • They're actually a prebiotic fiber for bacteria.

  • These fermentable fiber types are often called prebiotics because they feed the tiny little beneficial bacteria that reside in our gut.

  • The pectin in orange peel acts as a prebiotic and encourages the growth of beneficial probiotic bacteria in the intestines.

  • These fermentable fiber types are often called prebiotics because they feed the tiny little beneficial bacteria that reside in our gut.

  • Mycoprotein's fiber may function as a prebiotic in the lower gut.

Antonyms

antibiotic
  • Specialized
22 3.9

Containing a medicine that kills or stops bacteria

Surface Forms

prebiotic singular
prebiotics plural

Morphology

prebiotic = biotic (semi-transparent) = pre + biotic

Formally 'pre-' + 'biotic' is clear, but the noun sense 'a substance that promotes beneficial gut bacteria' is a technical extension and not a simple literal derivation from 'pre-'.

Etymology

A prebiotic is named from pre- 'before' and bio 'life', and you can think of it as the 'food' for life in the gut, like the same idea behind probiotic. So a prebiotic is a substance (often a fiber) that helps good bacteria grow in your digestive system.