Exploring the Nutritional and Probiotic Potential of Palmyra Sprouts: A Study on Gut Microbiota Enhancement

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Saravanasingh Karan Chand Mohan Singh, Suresh Kumarasamy, Ethel Shiny.S, A. Jayakalaiarasi, P. Bama, V. sathiya, D.A. Kumarakurubaran, Gnanavel P, P. Chakravarthi, V. Gowri

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Introduction: The Palmyra tree's botanical name is Borassus flabellifer L.It is more fibrous and nutritious and is called Palmyra Sprout in English. Palmyra sprout is a sprout that develops on Palmyra palms or Borassus flabellifer. It aids in decreasing body heat and averts irregular stool. Objectives:  In our study, we are analyzing whether palm sprout enhances gut microbiota health using prebiotics. Methods: Prebiotics are described as a non-digestible dietary component that benefits the host by favorably influencing the development or functioning of a small number of microbes in the colon, thereby enhancing host health and analyzing powder characterizations by employing the physicochemical tests (loss on drying, ash test, crude fiber content, water-soluble extraction), and determination of calcium, and carbohydrates. For gut microbiota health, the beneficial bacteria are Lactobacillus. Results:  we finally checked the growth of the palm sprout on nutrient agar by microbial growth of Lactobacillus for 24 hours. We also evaluated the palm sprout and nutrient agar absorbance at 570 nm on a colorimeter for 24 hours. From the results, we observed that the Lactobacillus can grow in the palm sprout medium. Conclusion: The palm sprout enhances the gut microbiota health using prebiotics were examined successfully.

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