D-tagatose has low small intestinal digestibility but high large intestinal fermentability in pigs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1002-1009

  Lærke, Helle N ^a   Jensen, Bent B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

D tagatose; Digestibility; Fermentation; Pigs; Sugar; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SUCROSE; TAGATOSE; VALERIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PH; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE;

EID: 0032907118     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.5.1002     Document Type: Article

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