The effects of consumption of bread enriched with agave fructans, cyclodextrins and probiotics in growing mice

Abstract

This study investigated the potential health effects of consuming bread enriched with agave fructans, β-cyclodextrins, and probiotics on the health of growing mice. ICR mice (35 males and 35 females) in the growth stage were used. Five diets were administered: 1) Standard (S), 2) Bread with agave fructans (FB), 3) Bread with β-cyclodextrins (CBD), 4) Bread with agave fructans + β-cyclodextrins (FB-CD), and 5) Bread with agave fructans + β-cyclodextrins + probiotics (FB-CD-P). The results showed that the FB-CD-P diet showed a decrease in dietary intake in mice. FB-containing diets showed higher fecal excretion than diet S. Blood glucose levels of female mice fed FB, CBD, FB-CD, and FB-CD-P diets exhibited a hypoglycemic effect. Histological results showed that the FB-CD-P diet presented larger mucin vesicles than the other diets. The results suggest that bread enriched with the FB-CD-P diet can provide health benefits.

Keywords

• Agave fructans
• Glycaemia
• Goblet cells
• Probiotics
• Prebiotics
• β-cyclodextrins