Inulin dietary fiber with functional and health attributes - a review

Food Reviews International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-203

  Kalyani Nair, K ^a   Kharb, Suman ^a   Thompkinson, D K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Food; Functional ingredient; Health; Inulin; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ABSORPTION; DIETARY FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT; HETEROGENEOUS BLENDS; INULIN; NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS; ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

BEVERAGES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DISEASES; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRITION;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949552150     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559121003590664     Document Type: Article

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