Effect of Taro Starch, Beet Juice, Probiotic, and/or Psicose on Gut Microbiota in a Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model: A Pilot Study

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Unweighted principal coordinate analysis of the microbiota composition of the rats after one week of feeding the control (AIN) and 9 different treatments. AIN: control AIN diet; AIN_beet: AIN diet supplemented with beet juice; AIN_Psic: AIN diet supplemented with psicose; Modif: modified taro starch; Mod_absorb_beet: modified taro starch with absorbed beet juice; Modif_and_beet: modified taro starch combined with beet juice by gavage; Native: native taro starch; Nat_absorb_beet: taro starch with absorbed beet juice; Native_and_beet: native taro starch combined with beet juice by gavage; Probiotic: L.plantarum IS-10506.