PREBIOTIC EFFICACY OF DEFATTED FENUGREEK SEED FLAKES (FENUFLAKESTM): A SHORT-TERM COLONIC SIMULATION STUDY

PRASAD THAKURDESAI; PALLAVI DESHPANDE; SAVITA NIMSE; SUNIL BHASKARAN; MADHURA KARVE; DHANANJAY RAJE

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2024v16i11.52414

Authors

PRASAD THAKURDESAI Indus Biotech Limited, 1, Rahul residency, off Salunke Vihar Road, Kondhwa, Pune-411026, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9144-6600
PALLAVI DESHPANDE Indus Biotech Limited, 1, Rahul residency, off Salunke Vihar Road, Kondhwa, Pune-411026, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-0170
SAVITA NIMSE Indus Biotech Limited, 1, Rahul residency, off Salunke Vihar Road, Kondhwa, Pune-411026, India
SUNIL BHASKARAN Indus Biotech Limited, 1, Rahul residency, off Salunke Vihar Road, Kondhwa, Pune-411026, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3520-9050
MADHURA KARVE Indus Biotech Limited, 1, Rahul residency, off Salunke Vihar Road, Kondhwa, Pune-411026, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9223-845X
DHANANJAY RAJE Alfa Level Consultants, 96, East Samarth Nagar, Wardha Road, Nagpur-440015, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2024v16i11.52414

Keywords:

Prebiotic, Short-chain fatty acids, fenugreek flakes, Colonic simulation

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the prebiotic effects of defatted fenugreek seed flakes (Fenuflakes™) using a 48-hour colonic simulation model.

Methods: Fecal samples from three healthy adult human donors were exposed to treatment conditions of blank (medium control), Fenuflakes, or inulin (fiber control). The effects on microbial fermentation (pH and gas production), metabolite production [Short Chain Fatty Acid (SCFAs), Branched-Chain Fatty Acid (BCFA), ammonium and lactate production], and microbial community composition were evaluated at 0, 6, 24, and 48 h.

Results: In comparison to inulin, Fenuflakes demonstrated a significant reduction in gas production. Both inulin and Fenuflakes significantly increased beneficial SCFAs, but no significant change was observed in BCFA. Ammonium production increased upon Fenuflakes treatment due to a residual protein fraction reaching the colon, in contrast to inulin, which is in a protein-depleted state. The lactate levels significantly increased for Fenuflakes and inulin. The presence of Fenuflakes and inulin resulted in favorable fermentation by the colonic gut microbiota, indicating an increase in species enrichment and alpha diversity in the microbial community composition.

Conclusion: Fenuflakes exhibit prebiotic potential by increasing SCFA and promoting the enrichment of several beneficial colonic bacteria while maintaining normal colonic pH and producing less gas than inulin.

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