Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria

[EN] Persimmon by-products are a promising source of bioactive ingredients that could be used for functional food formulation and health promotion. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbiota modulatory properties of persimmon soluble and insoluble fibre fractions. For this purpose, an i...

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Autores: Sabater, Carlos, Lopez-Bermudo, Lucia, Moreno-Chamba, Bryan, Salazar-Bermeo, Julio, Hayward, Nicholas J., Morris, Amanda, Duncan, Gary J., Russell, Wendy R., Berna, Genoveva, Escudero-Lopez, Blanca, Marti Bruna, Nuria, Duncan, Sylvia H., Neacsu, Madalina, Martin, Franz
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Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
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Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Persimmon by-products
Dietary fibre
Gut microbiota
In vitro fermentation
Short-chain fatty acids
Prebiotic ingredients
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
title Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
spellingShingle Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
Sabater, Carlos
Persimmon by-products
Dietary fibre
Gut microbiota
In vitro fermentation
Short-chain fatty acids
Prebiotic ingredients
title_short Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
title_full Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
title_fullStr Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
title_full_unstemmed Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
title_sort Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sabater, Carlos
Lopez-Bermudo, Lucia
Moreno-Chamba, Bryan
Salazar-Bermeo, Julio
Hayward, Nicholas J.
Morris, Amanda
Duncan, Gary J.
Russell, Wendy R.
Berna, Genoveva
Escudero-Lopez, Blanca
Marti Bruna, Nuria
Duncan, Sylvia H.
Neacsu, Madalina
Martin, Franz
author Sabater, Carlos
author_facet Sabater, Carlos
Lopez-Bermudo, Lucia
Moreno-Chamba, Bryan
Salazar-Bermeo, Julio
Hayward, Nicholas J.
Morris, Amanda
Duncan, Gary J.
Russell, Wendy R.
Berna, Genoveva
Escudero-Lopez, Blanca
Marti Bruna, Nuria
Duncan, Sylvia H.
Neacsu, Madalina
Martin, Franz
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author2 Lopez-Bermudo, Lucia
Moreno-Chamba, Bryan
Salazar-Bermeo, Julio
Hayward, Nicholas J.
Morris, Amanda
Duncan, Gary J.
Russell, Wendy R.
Berna, Genoveva
Escudero-Lopez, Blanca
Marti Bruna, Nuria
Duncan, Sylvia H.
Neacsu, Madalina
Martin, Franz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv UK Research and Innovation
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Persimmon by-products
Dietary fibre
Gut microbiota
In vitro fermentation
Short-chain fatty acids
Prebiotic ingredients
topic Persimmon by-products
Dietary fibre
Gut microbiota
In vitro fermentation
Short-chain fatty acids
Prebiotic ingredients
description [EN] Persimmon by-products are a promising source of bioactive ingredients that could be used for functional food formulation and health promotion. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbiota modulatory properties of persimmon soluble and insoluble fibre fractions. For this purpose, an in vitro faecal fermentation experiment was carried out and microbiota profiles were analysed by amplicon sequencing. According to the results obtained, different persimmon fractions selectively promoted the growth of potentially probiotic genera including Bacteroides, Megasphaera, Oscillibacter and Lachnospiraceae members. Members of these taxa are important short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producers showing statistical associations with other members of the gut microbiota. The influence of raw material composition on the fermentative profiles was also determined. Soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fractions rich in arabinose and fucose promote Oscillibacter while insoluble NSP fractions led to an increase in Megasphaera. The effect of phenolic molecules on the fermentative properties of persimmon substrates was also investigated. Faecal fermentation of soluble persimmon fractions led to higher production of indole-3-propionic acid compared to insoluble fractions. These findings underscore the potential health benefits of soluble fibre-rich persimmon by-products. Results presented here highlight the potential applications of persimmon by-products to formulate prebiotic ingredients that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial gut commensals including next-generation probiotics.
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spelling Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteriaSabater, CarlosLopez-Bermudo, LuciaMoreno-Chamba, BryanSalazar-Bermeo, JulioHayward, Nicholas J.Morris, AmandaDuncan, Gary J.Russell, Wendy R.Berna, GenovevaEscudero-Lopez, BlancaMarti Bruna, NuriaDuncan, Sylvia H.Neacsu, MadalinaMartin, FranzPersimmon by-productsDietary fibreGut microbiotaIn vitro fermentationShort-chain fatty acidsPrebiotic ingredients[EN] Persimmon by-products are a promising source of bioactive ingredients that could be used for functional food formulation and health promotion. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbiota modulatory properties of persimmon soluble and insoluble fibre fractions. For this purpose, an in vitro faecal fermentation experiment was carried out and microbiota profiles were analysed by amplicon sequencing. According to the results obtained, different persimmon fractions selectively promoted the growth of potentially probiotic genera including Bacteroides, Megasphaera, Oscillibacter and Lachnospiraceae members. Members of these taxa are important short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producers showing statistical associations with other members of the gut microbiota. The influence of raw material composition on the fermentative profiles was also determined. Soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fractions rich in arabinose and fucose promote Oscillibacter while insoluble NSP fractions led to an increase in Megasphaera. The effect of phenolic molecules on the fermentative properties of persimmon substrates was also investigated. Faecal fermentation of soluble persimmon fractions led to higher production of indole-3-propionic acid compared to insoluble fractions. These findings underscore the potential health benefits of soluble fibre-rich persimmon by-products. Results presented here highlight the potential applications of persimmon by-products to formulate prebiotic ingredients that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial gut commensals including next-generation probiotics.Carlos Sabater is funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/Z001064/1). This research was funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (grant number PID2020-116731RB-C21 to F. M.). LL-B was a recipient of an FPU contract (FPU19/04497) from the Ministerio de Educacion y Formacion Profesional (Spain). LL-B's stay at The Rowett Institute was supported by a mobility fellowship from the Training Program of the Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), which is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Spain). The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen co-authors acknowledge support from the Scottish Government Rural and Environmental Sciences and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) Strategic Research Programme (projects RI-B1-01 and RI-B5-03). For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.The Royal Society of ChemistryUK Research and InnovationAgencia Estatal de InvestigaciónMinisterio de Educación y Formación ProfesionalRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20262026-02-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/233514reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 PID2020-116731RB-C21 ESTUDIO DE LAS PROPIEDADES FUNCIONALES Y BIOACTIVAS Y DE SUS EFECTOS SOBRE LA SALUD DE LAS FRACCIONES BIOSOSTENIBLES DE LA INDUSTRIALIZACION DEL DYOSPIROS KAKIMEFP MEFP FPU19%2F04497UK Research and Innovation https://doi.org/10.13039/100014013 EP%2FZ001064%2F1open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento (by)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:riunet______::f850f040efbfe7d1fb4a01d880e1f23d2026-06-13T07:49:27Z
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