Culinary herbs and spices {51111363} Record Keys Definition:Culinary herbs and spices Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ] Meta Information Type:[ ] Host:[ ] Zone:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Consuming resistant potato starch] - #Eubacterium hallii, a lactate utiliser and #Butyrate producing strain of bacteria grows poorly on potato starch in monoculture, but when combined with #Bifidobacterium adolescentis in coculture, it can utilise lactate produced by B. adolescentis for #Butyrate production. - six of seven aqueous culinary spice extracts of oregano, ginger, rosemary, cinnamon, black pepper and cayenne pepper were able to promote the growth of #Bifidobacterium spp. in vitro, whereas turmeric was not. - stimulation of #Lactobacillus spp. and inhibition of certain #Clostridium spp. by all seven spices. - increase in most #Clostridium spp. after turmeric and curcumin intervention in a human study. - higher #Firmicutes to #Bacteroidetes ratio has been associated with #Obesity. - decrease in #Firmicutes and increase in #Bacteroidetes following spice intervention in humansReferences Notes[ ]