In vitro fecal fermentation characteristics of bamboo insoluble dietary fiber and its impacts on human gut microbiota

IDF was extracted by alkaline hydrogen peroxide (named BIDF) and complex enzymatic hydrolysis method (named OIDF) from bamboo. The in vitro fecal fermentation characteristics of BIDF, OIDF and commercial bamboo fiber BF90 and their impacts on human gut microbiota were studied for the first time. Results showed that BIDF, OIDF and BF90 could promote the production of total SCFAs after 24h fermentation. Additionally, BIDF could alter the composition and microbial diversity of gut microbiota, especially increase the relative abundance of Bacteroides and decrease the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes (F/B) value. These results revealed that the IDF from bamboo could be partially utilized by specific bacteria in human intestines and provide a reference for the study of the effects of IDF fermentation on SCFAs production and microbial composition.