FOS · MOS · Inulin · Flohsamenschalen
Prebiotics (FOS / MOS / inulin)
Evidence: Some evidenceDigestion & gut
Indigestible fibres that feed the gut flora.
Why this grade: Controlled feeding studies show measurable changes in gut flora and its metabolites in the faeces of dogs and cats. Whether that makes a noticeable difference to the individual animal has not been studied: what is measured is the composition of the faeces, not how the animal is.
„feeds beneficial gut bacteria“
Reference amount per kg per day
Products containing Prebiotics (FOS / MOS / inulin)
Why there is no amount here
Studies state the amount as a share of the ration rather than per kg of body weight, and they range from under 100 mg to over 4 g a day. No per-kilo figure can be derived from that for an individual animal.