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DOI 10.1080/10408398.2022.2130159
Title (Primary) Cocoa seeds and chocolate products interaction with gut microbiota; mining microbial and functional biomarkers from mechanistic studies, clinical trials and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing
Author Farag, M.A.; Hariri, M.L.M.; Ehab, A.; Homsi, M.N.; Zhao, C.; von Bergen, M.
Source Titel Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Year 2024
Department MOLTOX
Volume 64
Issue 10
Page From 3122
Page To 3138
Language englisch
Topic T9 Healthy Planet
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Keywords Cocoa; chocolate; gut interaction; phenolics; sequencing; microbiota
Abstract In recent years, gut microbiome has evolved as a focal point of interest with growing recognition that a well-balanced gut microbiota is highly relevant to an individual’s health status. The present review provides a mechanistic insight on the effects of cocoa chemicals on the gut microbiome and further reveals in silico biomarkers, taxonomic and functional features that distinguish gut microbiome of cocoa consumers and controls by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing data. The polyphenols in cocoa can change the gut microbiota either by inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gut such as Clostridium perfringens or by increasing the growth of beneficial microbiota in the gut such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. This paper demonstrates the holistic effect of gut microbiota on cocoa chemicals and how it impacts human health. We present herein the first comprehensive review and analysis of how raw and roasted cocoa and its products can specifically influence gut homeostasis, and likewise, how microbiota metabolizes cocoa chemicals. In addition to that, our 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing analysis revealed that the flavone and flavonols metabolism, aminobenzoate degradation and fatty acid elongation pathways represent the three most important signatures of microbial functions associated with cocoa consumption.
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Farag, M.A., Hariri, M.L.M., Ehab, A., Homsi, M.N., Zhao, C., von Bergen, M. (2024):
Cocoa seeds and chocolate products interaction with gut microbiota; mining microbial and functional biomarkers from mechanistic studies, clinical trials and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing
Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 64 (10), 3122 - 3138 10.1080/10408398.2022.2130159