Raw Honey is a Powerful Natural Prebiotic

Most people know about probiotics—the beneficial bacteria found in yogurt and fermented foods. However, probiotics need prebiotics to survive and grow. Prebiotics are the nutrients that feed your good gut bacteria.

Raw honey acts as a natural prebiotic, feeding beneficial gut bacteria rather than providing live probiotics itself. The prebiotic oligosaccharides in honey support the growth of microbes such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus.

These oligosaccharides pass to the colon, where they ferment, producing short-chain fatty acids that help proliferate bifidobacteria strains, which aid in digesting dietary fiber, prevent gut infections, and produce essential digestive vitamins.

Bottom line: Every teaspoon of raw honey actively feeds and multiplies your good gut bacteria.