Prebiotic effect of soluble fibres from modern and old durum‐type wheat varieties on <i>Lactobacillus</i> and <i>Bifidobacterium</i> strains

Abstract

The present study has identified some SDFs from durum-type wheat grains as suitable prebiotic substrates for the selective proliferation of B. pseudocatenulatum B7003 and L. plantarum L12 in vitro. The results provide the basis for the potential utilisation of wheat-based prebiotics as a component of synbiotic formulations.