prebiotic
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Is prebiotic a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.Examples: "The table below includes plant foods we consider to be prebiotic “stars” since they are the foods listed in the scientific literature as sources of prebiotics."; "Prebiotics are nowhere near as well researched as probiotics, although there are already some sound results pertaining to how they work."
adj (English)
1. (of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial.Examples: "The table below includes plant foods we consider to be prebiotic “stars” since they are the foods listed in the scientific literature as sources of prebiotics."; "Evidence of the prebiotic properties of polydextrose (PDX), resistant maltodextrin (RMD), and other soluble fiber sources are slowly emerging, but the body of evidence is small compared to the gold standard of fructo oligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin."; "Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Reading, “The ability to mediate a prebiotic modulation of gut microbiota has recently been suggested to have an inverse correlation with risk of cardiometabolic disease...""
Definition source: Wiktionary