Chicory and Increased Bifidobacteria Count

• Jerusalem artichoke and chicory inulin in bakery products affect faecal microbiota of healthy volunteers.

  • 2007-09
  • RCT
  • The British journal of nutrition 98(3)
  • • Brigitta Kleessen
    • Sandra Schwarz
    • Anke Boehm
    • H Fuhrmann
    • A Richter
    • T Henle
    • Monika Krueger

  • PubMed: 17445348
  • DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507730751

  5 Insights on

  • Increased Bifidobacteria Count

  • High evidence

  The consumption of CH or JA increased counts of bifidobacteria (+1.2 log10 in 21 d)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  7.7 g fructan/d for 7 days then 15.4 g fructan/d for 14 days