In vitro investigation of orange fleshed sweet potato prebiotic potential and its implication on human gut health
| dc.contributor.author | Muchiri, Mary N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McCartney, Anne L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-07T08:12:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-07T08:12:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Some food ingredients (prebiotics) have been shown to promote a healthy gut by selectively stimulating growth/activity of beneficial gastrointestinal microbes and metabolites such as short chain fatty acids (SCFA) while inhibiting pathogens. Orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam; OFSP) root tuber is a starchy tropical crop and highly nutritious in terms of pro-vitamin A (beta carotene), dietary fibre, and natural sugars, with negligible amount of fats and cholesterol. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Functional Foods in Health and Disease 2017; 7(10): 833-848 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/2195 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Functional Foods in health and disease | en_US |
| dc.title | In vitro investigation of orange fleshed sweet potato prebiotic potential and its implication on human gut health | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |