SPECIAL COLUMN:RESEARCH PROGRESS ON FEED NUTRITION

Fermentation Characteristics and Intestinal Health Effects of Fiber Components

  • WANG Junjun ,
  • BAI Yu ,
  • ZHAO Jinbiao
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China

Received date: 2022-08-01

  Online published: 2022-10-17

Abstract

Dietary fiber is an important nutrient in animal diets, which cannot be degraded by digestive enzymes secreted by the body, but can be fermented by gut microorganisms to produce short-chain fatty acids, and improve intestinal health by regulating intestinal microbiota and immune function. The complex structure and functional unit composition of dietary fiber result in the great variability of its fermentation characteristics. As the basic structure and functional unit of dietary fiber, the fermentation characteristics and functional role of fiber components are relatively stable, and there are directly related to the functional regulation characteristics of dietary fiber. The differences of glycosidic bond connection, monosaccharide composition and degree of polymerization among different fiber components make them have different fermentation characteristics and biological functions. In this paper, we systematically summarized the classification, structural properties and fermentation characteristics of fiber components in vitro and in vivo. Combined with the fermentation products, we explained the mechanism of different fiber components in regulating intestinal microbiota and intestinal health of animals, in order to provide a scientific basis for the deep and rational utilization of dietary fiber in animal husbandry.

Cite this article

WANG Junjun , BAI Yu , ZHAO Jinbiao . Fermentation Characteristics and Intestinal Health Effects of Fiber Components[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(10) : 6242 -6248 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.10.015

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