Short-chain fatty acid formation in the hindgut of rats fed oligosaccharides varying in monomeric composition, degree of polymerisation and solubility

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 705-713

  Nilsson, Ulf ^a   Nyman, Margareta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fructo oligosaccharides; Lactitol; Lactulose; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; LACTITOL; LACTULOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; RAT;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CECUM; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTULOSE; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; POLYMERS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLUBILITY; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27944471416     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051531     Document Type: Article

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