Ganeden Biotech has now announced that its probiotic GanedenBC30 has again proved its digestive health benefits as its 19th peer-reviewed study has been published in Anaerobe which is the Official Journal of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas.

The study, conducted by Dr. Glenn Gibson, professor, University of Reading, England in their validated intestinal model, demonstrated that there are benefits to taking GanedenBC30 and prebiotics together versus taking prebiotics alone.

“This study is exciting, as it lays the groundwork for continuing our research into the combined benefits of GanedenBC30 and prebiotics.” said David Keller, vice president, scientific operations, Ganeden Biotech.

“We are well aware of both the benefits of GanedenBC30 and the benefits of prebiotics separately; but now we have data showing increased digestive benefits of consuming them together”, he added. Prebiotics are specialised plant fibers that beneficially nourish good bacteria, and are a source of food for the healthy bacterial species that reside within the intestinal tract. Common prebiotics include FOS (fructooligosaccharides), GOS (galactooligosaccharides) and inulin (chicory root or agave). It is also show to increase healthy bacterial species such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria.

In this study, bacterial flora changes were analysed with prebiotics alone as well as with prebiotics plus GanedenBC30. While there were increases in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in both cases, there were additional increases in other good bacterial strains (such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii- and important bacteria for intestinal health) when consumed along with GanedenBC30. In addition, prebiotic activity was increased when consumed with GanedenBC30 as measured by an increase in short chain fatty acids; which are important components for intestinal health.