Pre and Probiotics

Question 1

How much bacteria cells can you find in a gram of faeces?

Answer 1

1 x 10^11

Question 2

What is a probiotic?

Answer 2

A probiotic is a LIVE microvial feed supplement which BENEFICIALLY affects the HOSt animal by IMPROVING its intestinal balance.

Question 3

According to Canada’s nautral health products regulations which is probiotics limited to?

Answer 3

non-pathogenic microorganisms.

ex. Lactobacillus acidophilus

Question 4

Most popular probiotics?

Answer 4

Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lb. reuteri.
A few NON-LAB are obligate anaerobes such as: Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. longum, and B.infantis

Question 5

Why do you need two cultures to make yogurt?

Answer 5

1 to break down proteins and provide AA

2. Flavor: Acetylaldhyde, acetic acid diacetyl
3. Lactobacillus delbueckii subsp. bulgaricus
4. Streptococcus thermophilus

Question 6

Minimum level for a claim of probiotic must be?

Answer 6

1.0 x 10^9 CFU

Question 7

What type of probiotic is Saccharomyces boulardii

Answer 7

Yeast

Question 8

SISU kiddie acidophilus is probiotics for kids.. is this safe?

Answer 8

ONLY if the kid is healthy.

Question 9

What does NHPR have to consider when it comes to safety and probiotics?

Answer 9

Know the antibiotic reistance profile, production of antibiotics, pathogenic potential, and metabolic activities- if D-lactate is produced or if bile salt decongjugase activity is presnt. Which decreaes blood cholesterol.

Question 10

Efficacy ( chances it’ll produce a product that will make an effect) considerations for probiotics and NHPR?

Answer 10

1. Minimum daily dose
2. acid and bile stability
3. adhesion characterization ( not required)
4. Impact of diet on probiotic bacteria.

Question 11

What is a prebiotic?

Answer 11

NON-digestible food ingredient that beneficially afffects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and activity of the bacteria in the colon.

Question 12

What should prebiotics be?

Answer 12

• Resist gastric acitiy, hydrolysis
• Be fermented by intetstinal microflora
• Stiumlate growth and activity of intestinal bacteria.

Question 13

What are some examples of prebiotics

Answer 13

Inulin, lactulose, transgalacto-oligosaccharide.

Question 14

what is symbiotic?

Answer 14

Contains both pre and probiotics which the prebiotic selectively favors the probiotic. Helps probiotic colonize the gut.

Question 15

What are the benefits of a probiotic?

Answer 15

• Increased reistance to disease
• Decrased duration of diarrhea
• reduction in blood pressure
• reduction to allergy
• stiumulation of phagocytosis
• regression of tumor

Question 16

Health benifits of symbiotic?

Answer 16

normalized intestinal microbiota, control irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disae, and release nutrients.
- Stiumulate immune response.