What are they? Prebiotics Probiotics My goals were…

Aida Bosch Fernández
Treball Final de Grau CTA
What are they?
My goals were…
Prebiotics
Probiotics
•To answer the questions posed.
•To give a clear and simple idea of
what really these elements are.
•To show their applications and how we
use them in our daily lives.
•Are non-digestible food ingredients
that beneficially affect the host
selectively stimulating the growth
and / or activity of one or more
bacterial species already living in
the colon.
•Are live micro-organisms which when
administered in adequate amounts
confer a health benefit on the host.
Beneficial effects on health
Probiotics
Protection
against
gastrointestin
al disorders
Irritable
bowel
syndrome
Diarrhea
beneficial
Which of these health benefits are
caused by probiotics?
What are prebiotics?
of
Foods that are beneficial to health
host
90,3%
Weight
maintenance
Microorganisms
microbiota
beneficial
of
host
Ingredients that are added to food to
enhance the growth and development of
host beneficial microbiota
93,6%
38,7%
29,0% 32,6%
9,7%
0,0%
After
38,7%
0,0%
After
6,5%
Before
Which of these health benefits are
caused by prebiotics?
Modulation of the immune system
Modulation of the immune system
Prevention of cancer
Prevention of cancer
Mineral absorption
Mineral absorption
Prevention and / or improvement of
gastrointestinal problems
67,7%
Before
Mineral
adsorption
What do people really know?
Ingredients that are added to food to
enhance the growth and development
of host beneficial microbiota
12,9%
Cancer
prevention
Effect on
lipid
metabolism
Colorectal
cancer
Foods that are beneficial to health
48,4%
Immuno-modulatory
effects
In intestinal
flora
Immuno-modulatory
effects
What are probiotics?
Microorganisms
microbiota
Prebiotics
74,2%
19,4%
19,4%
After
42,0%
Prevention and / or improvement of
gastrointestinal problems
77,4%
71,0%
45,2%
6,5%
Before
6,5%
45,2%
41,9%
48,4%
45,2%
41,9%
After
People attended a conference and were subjected to a questionnaire before and after it.
There was an increased awareness of the population after receiving relevant information on the subject.
67,7%
74,2%
64,5%
64,5%
Before
67,7%