Fiber mixtures containing chicory inulin, wheat dextrin, and cellulose, or tapioca dextrin alone, beneficially modulate microbial metabolic activity and composition in short-term colonic simulations

Dietary fiber mixtures containing inulin, wheat dextrin, and cellulose, as well as pure tapioca dextrin, demonstrated prebiotic effects and reduced potentially toxic products of proteolytic fermentation. These findings indicate that such fiber mixtures in enteral nutrition may support gut integrity and modulate immune modulation, benefiting patients receiving Medical Nutrition Therapy.