Table 2.
Mean short-chain fatty acid concentrations (± SD) in the broccoli leachate (BL) and glucose (GL) media after cycle 4, when cultured with human faecal microbiomes
| SCFAs (mM) | Donor 1 | Donor 2 | Donor 3 | Donor 4 | Donor 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL media | GL media | BL media | GL media | BL media | GL media | BL media | GL media | BL media | GL media | |
| Acetate | 21.4 (± 0.3) | 10.6 (± 2.4) | 20.3 (± 1.5) | 8.7 (± 0.2) | 24.7 (± 7.2) | 7.5 (± 1.2) | 3.8 (± 2.8) | 7.5 (± 0.1) | 16.5 (± 2.7) | 6.7 (± 1.1) |
| Butyrate | 8.6 (± 0.3) | 1.6 (± 0.5) | 0 | 1.7 (± 0.1) | 4.9 (± 1.3) | 0.82 (± 0.2) | 0 | 1.6 (± 0) | 0 | 0.85 (± 0.3) |
| Formate | 2.3 (± 0.1) | 1.9 (± 1.2) | 1.2 (± 0.1) | 2.2 (± 0.1) | 5.0 (± 0.7) | 3.0 (± 0.2) | 2.6 (± 2.2) | 2.4 (± 0.1) | 1.7 (± 0.1) | 2.5 (± 0.4) |
| Propionate | 16.5 (± 1.1) | 2.3 (± 1.2) | 0 | 0.42 (± 0.5) | 2.6 (± 2.8) | 0.03 (± 0.1) | 0.06 (± 0.1) | 1.8 (± 0.2) | 0 | 0.88 (± 0.6) |
| Valerate | 11.5 (± 0.3) | 0.57 (± 0.3) | 0 | 0.09 (± 0.1) | 0.21 (± 0.4) | 0.44 (± 0.6) | 0 | 0.16 (± 0.3) | 0 | 0.18 (± 0.1) |
| Total | 60.3 | 17.0 | 21.5 | 13.1 | 37.4 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 11.1 |