Resistant starches from dietary beans and pulses on gut microbiome

We investigate the prebiotic effects of pulses-derived RS on the gut microbiome and intestinal health in aged (60-wk old) mice colonized with human microbiota. C57B6/J mice were fed for 20-weeks with either a western-style high-fat diet (control; CTL) or CTL diet supplemented (5% w/w) with RS from pinto beans (PTB), black-eyed-peas (BEP), lentils (LEN), chickpeas (CKP), or inulin (INU; reference control).