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Define characteristics of prebiotics?

Characteristics of prebiotics

Are non-digestible dietary/food ingredients
Are not hydrolyzed/absorbed in the upper GIT, reach the large intestine in an intact form and have a specific metabolism therein - directed towards beneficial /advantageous bacteria than those which are adverse/detrimental for host health
Fermented in colon
Alter composition of colonic microbiota towards a healthier community
May induce systemic effects beneficial to host

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