Prebiotics

Prebiotics are a category of functional food. While many of the food ingredients we consume are digested immediately, prebiotics are a healthy non-digestible food ingredient. By consuming a non-digestible ingredient, it allows for growth of bio-cultures (living friendly bacteria, which help maintain a healthy intestinal tract and immune system) by reaching the intestine unaffected by the digestion process. This can provide good digestive health.

Traditional dietary sources of prebiotics include soybeans, inulin sources (such as Jerusalem artichoke, jicama, and chicory root), raw oats, unrefined wheat and unrefined barley.