Nutritional and technological aspects of wheat aleurone fibre: Implications for use in food

Dietary Fibre: New Frontiers for Food and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 395-413

  Brouns, F ^a   Adam Perrot, A ^b   Atwell, B ^c   Von Reding, W ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Cargill R D Centre Europe   (Belgium)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

^d Buhler AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ferulate; Gut health; Lignans; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862089815     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-692-2     Document Type: Chapter

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