Prebiotics and synbiotics: Concepts and nutritional properties

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages

  Roberfroid, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Chicory fructans; Fructooligosaccharides; Functional foods; Gut flora; Prebiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; MINERAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHICORY; COLON FLORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LIPID METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0031767090     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114500006024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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