Modulation of human gut microbiota by dietary fibers from unripe and ripe papayas: Distinct polysaccharide degradation using a colonic in vitro fermentation model.

Samira Bernardino Ramos do Prado, Beatriz Toledo Minguzzi, Christian Hoffmann, João Paulo Fabi

Food chemistry 2021 Jun 30

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Dietary fibers (DFs) consumption promotes a healthier gut through colonic fermentation and the modulation of different types of gut bacteria. The aim of this study is to evaluate the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), metabolization of polysaccharides, and changes in the bacterial profile related to DFs extracted from the pulp of unripe and ripe papayas, using a batch colonic in vitro fermentation model. Our results show that fermentation of DFs from papayas induce the production of SCFAs and are utilized in different ways by intestinal microbiota. DFs from ripe papayas showed faster degradation by human gut microorganisms due to higher level of water-soluble polysaccharides. The fermentation of unripe papaya fibers increased the abundance of microorganisms belonging to family Clostridiaceae and genera Coprobacillus, Bulleidia, and Slackia, whereas both fibers increased Clostridium and Bacteroides, showing fruit ripeness affects the fermentation pattern of fruit fibers and their probable beneficial health aspects. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Samira Bernardino Ramos do Prado, Beatriz Toledo Minguzzi, Christian Hoffmann, João Paulo Fabi. Modulation of human gut microbiota by dietary fibers from unripe and ripe papayas: Distinct polysaccharide degradation using a colonic in vitro fermentation model. Food chemistry. 2021 Jun 30;348:129071