Bacteria in Baby Poop can Help Make Delicious Sausages, Says Research

New research indicates that live probiotic bacteria in baby poop can actually help make delicious sausages.

Many types of sausages, including pepperoni and salami, are made with the help of bacterial fermentation. The lactic acid these fermenting bacteria produce suppresses the spread of germs that would otherwise spoil the sausages.

Probiotics - Support System for the Gut
Probiotics are live microorganisms that resemble the “good bacteria” in our gut. Science is yet to fully explore the healing potential of probiotics; meanwhile some studies have ruled in their favor.

Many strains of bacteria found in poop are harmless or even beneficial ?- and, more importantly, they're everywhere already

Probiotics are any bacteria that confer health benefits. And Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, a probiotic that was isolated from human feces in 1983, is now widely used in products such as "buttermilks, yoghurts, milk, fruit drinks, 'daily dose' drinks and fermented whey-based drinks", says Mary Ellen Sanders, a consultant in probiotic microbiology.

In recent years, scientists have discovered that foods such as yoghurt that contain live probiotic bacteria can have a wide variety of health benefits.

Surprising Benefits of Dairy
Past studies have linked dairy foods to good bone health. Nevertheless newer studies are being published and a plethora of other benefits are being associated with dairy food consumption.

For instance, these microbes could help burn away belly fat, prevent urinary-tract infections and fight infant gastrointestinal disorders such as constipation.

For probiotic bacteria to work, they must survive the acids in the digestive tract.

Your Guide to a Good Gut
Bothered by digestive problems? Try adding prebiotics and probiotics in your diet for a good gut and better digestive health.

"Probiotic fermented sausages will give an opportunity to consumers, who do not take dairy products, to include probiotic foods to their diet," says Anna Jofre, a food microbiologist at Catalonia's Institute of Food and Agricultural Research, Spain.

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