Mosses

Eating Mosses Make Gut Healthy because of This New Polysaccharide

A team of researchers including from the University of Adelaide has discovered a new polysaccharide present in mosses which is similar to beta-glucan and can be subjugated for health or other uses. Polysaccharides are a complex carbohydrate made up of sugar molecules. They found that this new complex carbohydrate is very similar to beta-glucan which is gut-friendly, health-promoting and is also found…