Determination of resistant short-chain carbohydrates (non-digestible oligosaccharides) using gas-liquid chromatography

Food Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-390

  Quigley, Michael E ^a   Hudson, Geoffrey J ^a   Englyst, Hans N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fructans; Gas liquid chromatography; Non digestible oligosaccharides; Polysaccharides; Resistant short chain carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033034113     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00178-2     Document Type: Article

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