Yogurt-based beverages might have to face serious competition in future from fruit beverages, as it is reported that researchers from the HortResearch group are all set to explore similar probiotic properties of dairy in super fruits like apple, pomegranate, acai, berries and oranges. Facts provided claim that antioxidant rich fruits have polyphenols, which are associated to probiotic effects on gut health of an individual.
Doubtless of the fact that prebiotics are closely following probiotics targeting specifically gut health, what might make the research click is the fact that prebiotics occur naturally not only in fruits like bananas, but also in cereals and vegetables like onions, leeks and tomatoes.
Therefore, it is high time that scientists move beyond the halo of antioxidants for every research to explore into the flexibility that prebiotics have to offer food technology, concerning better sustainability of more live microbes in foodstuff.
