Dietary fiber type reflects physiological functionality: Comparison of grain fiber, inulin, and polydextrose

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-21

  Raninen, Kaisa ^a   Lappi, Jenni ^a   Mykkänen, Hannu ^a   Poutanen, Kaisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Functionality; Grain fiber; Inulin; Polydextrose

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE POLYMER; INSULIN; INULIN; LAXATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYDEXTROSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHICORY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAIN; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT CELL; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SYNTHETIC FIBER;

DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GLUCANS; HUMANS; INULIN; SOLUBILITY;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 78650780896     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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