Evaluation of gastrointestinal transit in rats fed dietary fibres differing in their susceptibility to large intestine fermentation

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-115

  Paturi, Gunaranjan ^a   Butts, Christine A ^a   Monro, John A ^a,c   Hedderley, Duncan ^a   Stoklosinski, Halina ^a   Roy, Nicole C ^b,c   Ansell, Juliet ^a,c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Functional foods; Gastrointestinal motility; Non digestible carbohydrates; Short chain fatty acids; Titanium dioxide; Transit time

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857689307     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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