Five Fun Facts About Fruit and the Gut

1. Apples

Organic apples have a wide variety of probiotic strains living on their skins. These probiotics vary from the ones found on conventional apples and might even affect the flavour of the fruit.¹

2. Bananas

Bananas are easy to digest and contain lots of potassium, which make them a great food to eat when you are experiencing diarrhea.

3. Lychees & Mangosteens

Have you ever taken the probiotic Florastor®? It’s made with a unique yeast found on the skins of lychees and mangosteens.²

4. Raspberries

Trying to eat more fibre? Raspberries are one of the best sources available, with a whopping 8 grams per cup.

5. Kiwi

If you’re constipated, try eating kiwi! One study found that eating just two kiwis a day improved bowel function and frequency in people with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.³

First published in the Inside Tract® newsletter issue 213 – 2020

1. Wassermann B et al. An Apple a Day: Which Bacteria Do We Eat With Organic and Conventional Apples? Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019;10:1629.
2. Lynne V McFarland. Systematic review and meta-analysis of Saccharomyces boulardii in adult patients. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2010; 16(18): 2202–2222.
3. Chang CC et al. Kiwifruit improves bowel function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;19(4):451-7.