Episode 29:00
The Inulin Buffet
How prebiotics feed the crew
- Order up.Inulin is a chain of fructose beads, found in Jerusalem artichoke, chicory, onions and garlic.
- No tool fits.Your own enzymes can’t cut those links, so inulin slides through the small intestine untouched.
- Dinner’s served.In the colon, Biff and the bifidos ferment it into acids like acetate, plus a little gas. That’s the giggle.
Far-out fact
Prebiotics are food for the crew. Probiotics are the crew.




