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Prebiotics MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Prebiotics
Tree Number(s)
D09.301.416.500
D09.698.718.622
G07.203.300.400.500
G07.203.300.456.249
J02.500.400.500
J02.500.456.249
Unique ID
D056692
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056692
Annotation
Do not confuse with PROBIOTICS; Do not confuse with PREBIOTIC CHEMICAL EVOLUTION see ORIGIN OF LIFE
Scope Note
Non-digestible food ingredients mostly of a carbohydrate base that improve human health by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of existing BACTERIA in the COLON.
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QU 145.5
Previous Indexing
Dietary Carbohydrates (1995-2009)
Dietary Fiber (1998-2009)
See Also
Probiotics
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2022/07/08
Prebiotics Preferred
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