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Undigested food components consist of food substrates, such as proteins that have not been digested in the small intestine.
Fiber is an indigestible food component that human digestive enzymes cannot break down. Fiber serves as the primary energy source for most gut microbes.
In addition, fiber fermentation leads to the production of gases such as [hydrogen (H2)](brain://rg…
References (Sources)
- Intestinal gases as a non-invasive measurement of microbial fermentation and host health
- Our gut microbiota: a long walk to homeostasis
- Probiotics and prebiotics in intestinal health and disease: from biology to the clinic
- The type and quantity of dietary fat and carbohydrate alter faecal microbiome and short-chain fatty acid excretion in a metabolic syndrome ‘at-risk’ population