The conceptual idea for developing synbiotic food system through facilitating survivability of probiotic cells and inducing production of health promoting functional molecules. Dietary fibers, for instance originated from cereals, can function as a scaffold for proliferation of probiotic species. Besides, these fibers can serve as a prebiotic substances for growth of probiotic bacteria as well as may facilitate production of health promoting molecules. Overall, it is believed that this symbiotic system will enhance survivability of probiotic bacteria against various environmental stresses.
The co-supplementation yielded greater health benefits than its comparators did in all studies except in one assessing IBS
A synbiotic , initially conceived as a combination of both probiotics and prebiotics , has now been defined as “a mixture comprising live microorganisms and substrate(s) selectively utilized by host microorganisms that confers a health benefit on the host”
Polyphenol-based Synbiotic Agents Are Fundamentally Superior to the Traditional Carbohydrate-based Synbiotic Agents
Synbiotics Are Food Ingredients Containing Probiotics and Prebiotics in Synergistic Combinations
A synbiotic includes the combination of a probiotic and a prebiotic and should target to enhance the survival and the implantation of the probiotic in the GIT to promote beneficial bacterial groups