Shifting tides: how the infant formula market is slowly moving from soluble fibre to HMO

Published: 17-Dec-2024
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Change is afoot in the paediatric nutrition space, reports Shivani Nainwal, Research Analyst, Food, Nutrition and Beverages, at ChemBizR, with human milk oligosaccharides set to play an increasingly important role in the near future

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Dietary fibre is a well-known human health nutrient that consists of both insoluble and soluble components. Unlike insoluble fibres, soluble dietary ones are easily absorbed and digested by fibre-degrading bacteria in the human colon.

This results in the production of a wide range of beneficial and functional metabolites. Soluble fibres are an essential aspect of infant formula because they have a significant impact on the microbial composition and metabolic activity of an infant's gut.

The first few months of life are a particularly vulnerable time in terms of microbial infection.

The various stages of microbiome formation provide critical windows and opportunities for long-term health regarding immunological and metabolic development.

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