In vitro Fermentation Reveals Changes in Butyrate Production Dependent on Resistant Starch Source and Microbiome Composition

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One of the primary benefits associated with dietary resistant starch (RS) is the production of butyrate by the gut microbiome during fermentation of this fiber in the large intestine. The ability to degrade RS is a relatively rare trait among microbes in the gut, seemingly confined to only a few species, none of which are butyrate producing organisms. Thus, production of butyrate during RS fermentation requires a...

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