Table 1.

Prebiotics used in this study.

Prebiotics	Glucosidic linkages	Molecular weight
Indigestible dextrin (DEX)	α-1,4*, α-1,6, α-1,2, α-1,3	1,800–2,000
α-Cyclodextrin (αCD)#	α-1,4*	972
Dextran (DXR)	α-1,6*, α-1,4	32,000–45,000

*Predominant linkage.

^#α-cyclodextrin is a cyclic oligosaccharide consisting of six glucopyranose units.