Raisins ( Vitis vinifera L.) as a Source of Prebiotic Functional Food

In the present work we report the potential prebiotic effect of sun‐dried raisins, known to be a source of fructo‐oligosaccharides (FOS). A full model of gastrointestinal tract digestion, including gastric and small intestinal environments and a colonic model of in vitro fermentation with representative human gut bacteria was used. Bacterial identification was performed by plate counting on selective media and 16S V4 rDNA analysis. Results from...