The zucchini courgette or baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo) is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant. Zucchini is one of the vegetable high in fibers and fermented zucchini it has been used in dairy products to act as probiotics. People with lactose intolerance should check with their Doctor before using this vegetable as lactase supplement or probiotic.
Zucchini is not one of the richest foods in fiber, but it can still have prebiotic action. Speaking of prebiotics and probiotics let's clarify the difference! Probiotic is the microorganism that lives in our gut, like bacteria, and has beneficial health action. The prebiotic is the food of these microorganisms, fibers for example.
Normally, zucchini is not a good source of probiotics, although, pickled vegetables are a probiotic-rich food. So try taken them this way.
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