Total, insoluble and soluble dietary fiber contents of selected Kuwaiti composite dishes

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-157

  Al Amiri, H A ^a   Al Hamad, N M ^b   Al Awadhi, F A ^b   Al Foudari, M Y ^a   Al Otaibi, J A ^a   Binheji, A H ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Composite dishes; Insoluble dietary fiber; Soluble dietary fiber; Total dietary fiber

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD; KUWAIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLUBILITY;

DIETARY FIBER; FOOD; KUWAIT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79551475665     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2010.526929     Document Type: Article

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