Codexfinal definition of dietary fibre: Issues of implementation

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 206-212

  Lupton, Joanne R ^a   Betteridge, Victoria A ^b   Pijls, Loek T J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tate and Lyle Speciality Sweeteners   (United Kingdom)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Definition; Dietary fibre; Dietary fibre definition; Oligosaccharides; Physiological effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855342838     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2009.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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