Chicory and Reduced Bacteroides/Prevotella Count

Doses used in studies

g/day: 7.7–15.4 (median 11.55, IQR 7.7–15.4) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 3 weeks · IQR 3 weeks–3 weeks · Range 3 weeks–3 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

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

Reduced Bacteroides/Prevotella Count

High evidence

and reduced Bacteroides/Prevotella in number and the Clostridium histolyticum/C. lituseburense group in frequency at the end of intervention (P < 0.05)

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Small
Significant: Yes
Dose: 7.7 g fructan/d for 7 days then 15.4 g fructan/d for 14 days