Effect of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum Dad-13 powder consumption on the gut microbiota and intestinal health of overweight adults

Table 6 Short-chain fatty acid (acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyrate acid) of feces

	Group	Baseline period	Ingestion period	P valuea
Acetic acid (mmol/kg)	Probiotic-treated	63.19 ± 34.97	64.76 ± 17.61	0.89
	Placebo	67.09 ± 19.56	63.76 ± 13.05	0.65
Propionic acid (mmol/kg)	Probiotic-treated	22.02 ± 14.17	20.65 ± 9.76	0.67
	Placebo	21.98 ± 10.44	17.16 ± 2.04	0.17
Butyrate acid (mmol/kg)	Probiotic-treated	14.78 ± 6.68	14.97 ± 7.24	0.95
	Placebo	19.45 ± 8.60	15.59 ± 9.40a	0.33

^aPaired t-test with significance level of 5%.