Prebiotic effectiveness of fructans of different degrees of polymerization

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 170-175

  Biedrzycka, Elzbieta ^a   Bielecka, Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; METABOLISM; POLYMERIZATION; SUGARS;

PREBIOTICS; SELECTIVE STIMULATION;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 1542350797     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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