Diet

Camembert

Soft-ripened cheese matured with Penicillium camemberti. Provides live cultures, bioactive peptides and vitamin K2 (menaquinones). Linked to Fermented cheeses.

In practice

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Effect by goal · level of evidence

Gut microbiota (microbial survival)

microbial survival (minimal functional effect) Low small trial (n=12) (A)

The microorganisms in camembert cheese (Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Geotrichum) survive transit and reach the colon alive, but the effect on the metabolic activity of the microbiota was minimal (small study n=12). Interesting for fermented foods, functional benefit not yet demonstrated.

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In depth

Diet · Highest evidence: Low · 1 finding

Findings

Gut microbiota (microbial survival) — microbial survival (minimal functional effect) (Low, small trial (n=12)). The microorganisms in camembert cheese (Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Geotrichum) survive transit and reach the colon alive, but the effect on the metabolic activity of the microbiota was minimal (small study, n=12). Interesting for fermented foods, functional benefit not yet demonstrated. 18554738

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