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Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid naturally produced when certain intestinal microorganisms ferment dietary material. Cells lining the colon use it as an important energy source. Some supplements contain tributyrin, a compound that can serve as a source of butyrate in the body. Butyrate itself doesn't meet the ISAPP definition of a postbiotic.