POSTBIOTICS

The Science Behind Immunity and Gut Health through POSTBIOTICS

What do you think of postbiotics?

Postbiotic is defined as a preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit on the host. Effective postbiotics must contain inactivated microbial cells or cell components, with or without metabolites, that contribute to observed health benefits.

There are various types of postbiotics:

• short-chain fatty acids

• lipopolysaccharides

• exopolysaccharides

• enzymes

• cell wall fragments

• bacterial lysates (a mixture made from bacterial components)

• cell-free supernatants (a mixture of compounds produced by bacteria and yeast)

• various other metabolites such as vitamins and amino acids

Postbiotics can be found in foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, miso soup, soft cheeses, kefir, sourdough bread, buttermilk and pickles.

Postbiotic supplements are not as widely available yet because they’re relatively new as compared with prebiotics and probiotics.

Read more about emerging biotics at ISAPP science blog.