Effects of Konjac Glucomannan and Its Oligosaccharides on Improvement of Lactose Intolerance as Gut Prebiotics

• Published in: ACS omega Vol. 9; no. 27; pp. 29609 - 29619
• Main Authors: Deng, Liling, Zhong, Geng, Zhang, Dongxia, Zhu, Zhaojing, Peng, Yongbo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 09.07.2024
• ISSN: 2470-1343; 2470-1343
• DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c02768

Lactose intolerance (LI) is a widespread health issue affecting almost 70% of the world population. This study evaluates the potential prebiotic benefits of konjac glucomannan (KGM) and konjac oligogalactomannan (KOGM) in improving LI. Colonic fermentation results indicate that lactase groups of hea...