The effect of sun-dried raisins (Vitis vinifera L.) on the in vitro composition of the gut microbiota

Food Funct. 2016 Sep 14;7(9):4048-4060. doi: 10.1039/c6fo01137c.

Abstract

Modulation of the human gut microbiota has proven to have beneficial effects on host health. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of sun-dried raisins (SR) on the composition of the human gut microbiota. A full model of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes simulated mastication, a dynamic gastric model, a duodenal model and a colonic model of the human large intestine, was used. An increase in the numbers of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli was observed by plate-counting in response to the addition of either SR or FOS after 8 and 24 h fermentation. A significant decrease in Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes was observed in SR samples after 8 and 24 h fermentation. FOS resulted in the greatest production of short chain fatty acids. Sun-dried raisins demonstrated considerable potential to promote the colonization and proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the human large intestine and to stimulate the production of organic acids.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bifidobacterium / growth & development
  • Bifidobacterium / isolation & purification
  • Bifidobacterium / physiology
  • Digestion*
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile / metabolism
  • Fermentation
  • Food, Preserved*
  • Fruit*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / physiology
  • Humans
  • Lactobacillus / growth & development
  • Lactobacillus / isolation & purification
  • Lactobacillus / physiology
  • Models, Biological*
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Oligosaccharides / metabolism
  • Prebiotics
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Trisaccharides / metabolism
  • Vitis*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Volatile
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Prebiotics
  • Trisaccharides
  • fructooligosaccharide
  • 4'-galactooligosaccharide