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prebiotics

British  
/ ˌpriːbaɪˈɒtɪks /

noun

  1. natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sales of children’s digestive health supplements, which include prebiotics and probiotics, were about $59 million for the 52 weeks ended Jan. 25, according to market-research firm Spins.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

Classic sodas are still the cash cow, but consumers are increasingly shifting toward low-sugar beverages with functional ingredients such as electrolytes, prebiotics, and protein.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

She warns that if you don't regularly consume these types of foods, you're probably also short of other essential nutrients like vitamin C, vitamin K, fibre and prebiotics too.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2025

Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a new type of supplement that blends iron with prebiotics and probiotics.

From Science Daily Oct. 20, 2025

Abdominal pain and diarrhea can also occur with high intakes of prebiotics.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2024

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