Prebiotic Foods vs Probiotics: The Best Prebiotic Foods for Gut Health (Science Explained)

Prebiotic foods are probably one of the most powerful yet underrated tools for gut health.

We often tend to confuse them with probiotics, the live bacteria we can find in fermented plant foods and yoghurts.

But in fact prebiotics are the food the probiotic bacteria need to survive. Think of them as the food that fuels your microbiome. So that the probiotic bacteria can keep doing their good work.

If you've been spending money on probiotic supplements or kombucha but haven't noticed real changes in digestion or energy, this is probably why:

Without enough prebiotic foods in our diet, the probiotics don't have what they need to do their job.

So let's unpack: What prebiotics really are, why the science behind them is so strong, and which foods are the best sources of prebiotics to make a measurable difference to your gut health.