The bifidogenic nature of chicory inulin and its hydrolysis products

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-19

  Roberfroid, Marcel B ^a   Van Loo, Jan A E ^b   Gibson, Glenn R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ORAFTI   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Bifidogenicity; Dose effect prebiotic; Inulin; Oligofructose

Indexed keywords

INULIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHICORY; COLON FLORA; DIETARY FIBER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0031933550     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.1.11     Document Type: Review

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