date:Jul 11, 2012
e meals, meaning that the greater the AXOS dose, the greater the increase.
The relatively small increase in ferulic acid did not lead to a significant increase in blood antioxidant measurements, however, and this was probably due to the lower levels of the acid compared with other circulating antioxidants such as vitamins C and E.
The results of this study demonstrated the prebiotic activity of AXOS when used as an ingredient in a ready-to-eat wheat-based cereal and are in agreement with the f