A review of the application of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in functional beverages based on fruits: challenges and future prospects

In recent years, poor diet, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle have increased the need for food development with the aim of improving the immune system and preventing various types of diseases; therefore, today, consumers have turned to purchasing and using food products that contain nutritionally valuable compounds such as phenolic compounds, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, peptides, probiotics, prebiotics, unsaturated fatty acids, etc., which are known as functional foods and are expanding. Among the fastest growing market segments in functional food products is the functional beverage market, which, in addition to containing nutrients with improved bioavailability, claims health benefits such as prevention and improvement of the immune system, mental alertness, heart function, and etc. One of the most important subsets of functional beverages is beverages containing probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic compounds, which have attracted much attention in recent years due to their ability to alter the gut microbiota and affect health and disease factors. Prebiotics are indigestible fibers that specifically promote the growth and activity of beneficial bacteria and probiotics (improving digestion and absorption of nutrients while protecting the body's natural vitamins and antibiotics), and synbiotics are dietary supplements that balance beneficial bacteria in the gut and are made from a combination of probiotics and prebiotics; Therefore, the purpose of this review article is to examine recent developments in the functional products industry, to examine the various effects of functional beverages on health in the healthy food industry, to examine the numerous benefits of using probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in maintaining the balance of the intestinal microbiota, and finally to examine the global market and consumer perception of functional products, especially functional beverages based on fruits, with challenges and future prospects.

کلیدواژه ها:

Functional Beverages ، Probiotics ، Prebiotics ، Synbiotics ، Health ، Safety