Prebiotics

"Prebiotics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Non-digestible food ingredients mostly of a carbohydrate base that improve human health by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of existing BACTERIA in the COLON.

Descriptor ID	D056692
MeSH Number(s)	D09.301.416.500 D09.698.718.622 G07.203.300.400.500 G07.203.300.456.249 J02.500.400.500 J02.500.456.249
Concept/Terms	Prebiotics Prebiotics Prebiotic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prebiotics".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Dietary Carbohydrates [D09.301]
Dietary Fiber [D09.301.416]
Prebiotics [D09.301.416.500]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Polysaccharides, Bacterial [D09.698.718]
Prebiotics [D09.698.718.622]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Dietary Fiber [G07.203.300.400]
Prebiotics [G07.203.300.400.500]
Dietary Supplements [G07.203.300.456]
Prebiotics [G07.203.300.456.249]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Dietary Fiber [J02.500.400]
Prebiotics [J02.500.400.500]
Dietary Supplements [J02.500.456]
Prebiotics [J02.500.456.249]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prebiotics".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prebiotics".

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