Publications by Michael Solvang

Publications by authors named "Michael Solvang"

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Beyond purified dietary fibre supplements: Compositional variation between cell wall fibre from different plants influences human faecal microbiota activity and growth in vitro.

Michael Solvang Freda M Farquharson Dayan Sanhueza Graham Horgan Wendy R Russell

Environ Microbiol

August 2023

Article Synopsis

Dietary fibre is essential for the gut microbiota, but the effects of different sources and complexities on microbial growth and metabolite production are not fully understood.
Five dicotyledon plant sources were analyzed for their cell wall materials and pectin, revealing differences in their monosaccharide compositions.
Experimental incubations using various substrates showed that more complex fibres lead to greater microbial diversity, and specific plant features like arabinan and galactan levels significantly influence bacterial community composition.

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Habitual consumption of high-fibre bread fortified with bean hulls increased plasma indole-3-propionic concentration and decreased putrescine and deoxycholic acid faecal concentrations in healthy volunteers.

Marietta Sayegh Qian Qian Ni Viren Ranawana Vassilios Raikos Nicholas J Hayward Michael Solvang

Br J Nutr

November 2023

Only 6 to 8 % of the UK adults meet the daily recommendation for dietary fibre. Fava bean processing lead to vast amounts of high-fibre by-products such as hulls. Bean hull fortified bread was formulated to increase and diversify dietary fibre while reducing waste.