FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (12): 405-407.

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Effect of Neokestose on Growth of Intestinal Flora in vitro

 SU  Ding, ZHANG  Jing-Juan, XU  Xue-Ming   

  1. 1.College of Food Science and Technology,Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122,China; 2.State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology,Wuxi 214122,China
  • Online:2008-12-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: The effects of neokstose on the growth of Escherichia coli and Bifidobacterium in vitro were investigated. The results showed that the growth of Escherichia coli utilizing neokestose in vitro is weaker compared with fructooligosaccharide(FOS) and glucose,but the differences are not significant(p>0.05). However,the proliferation rate of Bifidobacteria in the medium with neokestose is very high,which is 1.4 times and 2 times as much as that in the media with FOS and glucose,respectively.

Key words: neokestose, Escherichia coli, Bifidobacterium