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Importantly, the composition and biological properties of mulberry-derived products depend not only on species and plant part (leaf vs. fruit), but also on preparation and processing variables, including drying, maceration, fermentation, and extraction, or fractionation strategy (e.g., aqueous vs. hydroalcoholic extracts or enriched fractions). Such technological factors may substantially influence the chemical composition, bioavailability, and functionality of mulberry-derived preparations and thereby modify their interactions with gut microbiota and host metabolic processes. Available preclinical studies indicate that mulberry leaf- and fruit-derived preparations can affect gut microbial composition or activity in experimental models of metabolic dysfunction. Reported findings frequently include enrichment of microbial taxa commonly regarded as beneficial, such as Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Akkermansia, normalization of dysbiosis-associated microbial patterns, and increased production of short-chain fatty acids, particularly acetate, propionate, and butyrate. These microbial changes are sometimes observed alongside improvements in metabolic parameters such as glucose regulation, lipid profile, adiposity, or inflammatory markers. However, reported responses differ across plant parts, species, and preparation approaches, indicating that phytochemical composition and processing strategy are likely to influence biological outcomes. Interpretation of the current evidence is limited by the predominance of non-human studies and by incomplete or inconsistent reporting of extract composition, processing conditions, and standardization procedures. These factors reduce comparability between studies and complicate mechanistic interpretation of microbiome-related effects. Overall, existing preclinical data support the possibility that mulberry-derived preparations may influence metabolic health through microbiota-associated pathways shaped by both botanical origin and preparative technology. Well-designed human intervention studies using chemically characterized and standardized preparations, together with comprehensive gut microbiome analyses, are needed to determine the translational relevance of these observations and to identify which mulberry-derived preparations offer the greatest potential for supporting gut and metabolic health.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biom16070965","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T03:06:34Z","timestamp":1782875194000},"page":"965","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Mulberry, Gut Microbiota and Gut Functionality: Effects Shaped by Raw Material and Processing Methods"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-9224-6342","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta Maria","family":"Miszczak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dietetics and Bromatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wroc\u0142aw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5626-3341","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karolina","family":"K\u0142osowska-Bury\u0142o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Student Research Group \u201cNutri-Sfera\u201d, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wroc\u0142aw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9955-3523","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joanna Magdalena","family":"Pieczy\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dietetics and Bromatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wroc\u0142aw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0067-6073","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monika","family":"Bielecka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroc\u0142aw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4620-8953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Prescha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dietetics and Bromatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wroc\u0142aw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Yang, C.X., Liu, S.Y., Zerega, N.J.C., Stull, G.W., Gardner, E.M., Tian, Q., Gu, W., Lu, Q., Folk, R.A., and Kates, H.R. 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