Initial (Day 0)

Final (Day 21)

t-test

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Fecal Acetate(μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

92.8 ± 6.7

96.3 ± 5.9

0.3

Yoghurt

106.9 ± 4.5

107.0 ± 1.7

0.0

Synbiotic yoghurt

78.5 ± 6.9

119.4 ± 23.2

1.4

Sobya

90.7 ± 4.6

115.7 ± 8.5

1.9

Fecal propionate (μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

32.0 ± 3.1

33.3 ± 1.8

0.3

Yoghurt

34.1 ± 2.5

31.8 ± 1.1

−0.6

Synbiotic yoghurt

25.9 ± 3.8

39.0 ± 6.3

1.3

Sobya

32.8 ± 2.9

41.0 ± 3.2

1.3

Fecal Isobutyrate(μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

7.4 ± 2.6

11.0 ± 1.4

0.9

Yoghurt

11.1 ± 0.8

13.7 ± 3.1

0.7

Synbiotic yoghurt

5.8 ± 1.2

7.9 ± 2.1

0.6

Sobya

7.8 ± 2.9

8.7 ± 4.0

0.1

Fecal Butyrate(μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

35.2 ± 5.7

38.1 ± 3.1

0.3

Yoghurt

43.5 ± 5.0

41.9 ± 4.4

−0.2

Synbiotic yoghurt

31.1 ± 4.0

54.3 ± 12.4

1.4

Sobya

46.2 ± 3.2

61.5 ± 8.4

1.3

Fecal Isovalerate (μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

5.1 ± 2.6

8.6 ± 1.4

0.9

Yoghurt

8.4 ± 1.2

11.7 ± 3.1

0.8

Synbiotic yoghurt

4.9 ± 1.6

7.8 ± 2.4

0.7

Sobya

8.1 ± 3.2

9.6 ± 4.7

0.2

Fecal valerate (μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

6.2 ± 1.3

7.5 ± 1.3

0.5

Yoghurt

6.6 ± 0.3

7.5 ± 1.3

0.6

Synbiotic yoghurt

4.1 ± 0.4

8.2 ± 2.6

1.4

Sobya

5.1 ± 1.5

6.5 ± 2.9

0.3

Fecal total SCFA (μmoles/g fresh stool)

Placebo (Rice milk)

178.5 ± 18.5

194.8 ± 9.8

0.6

Yoghurt

210.6 ± 12.2

213.8 ± 14.0

0.1

Synbiotic yoghurt

150.3 ± 12.2

236.6 ± 43.8

1.5

Sobya

181.4 ± 7.7

230.7 ± 26.2

1.5