Mixed-linked β-glucan from breads of different cereals is partly degraded in the human ileostomy model

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 878-885

  Sundberg, Birgitta ^a   Wood, Peter ^b   Lia, Ågot ^b   Andersson, Henrik ^b   Sandberg, Ann Sofie ^b   Hallmans, Göran ^b   Åman, Per ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cereal bread diets; Ileostomy; mixed linked glucan degradation; molecular weight

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BREAD; CEREAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WHEAT BRAN;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029806361     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.6.878     Document Type: Article

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