The prebiotic properties of oligofructose at low intake levels

Nutrition Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 843-848

  Rao, Venketeshwer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteroides; Bifidobacteria; Gastrointestinal tract; Inulin; Oligofructose; Prebiotic agents

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; INULIN; OLIGOFRUCTOSE; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEROIDES;

EID: 0034984434     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(01)00284-6     Document Type: Article

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