Prebiotic effects of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. & Endl), a source of fructooligosaccharides and phenolic compounds with antioxidant activity

Food Chemistry

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1592-1599

  Campos, David ^a   Betalleluz Pallardel, Indira ^a   Chirinos, Rosana ^a   Aguilar Galvez, Ana ^a   Noratto, Giuliana ^b   Pedreschi, Romina ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accessions; Antioxidant activity; Fructooligosaccharides; Phenolic compounds; Smallanthus sonchifolius; Yacon

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIONS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS; YACON;

AGENTS; BACILLI; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; INULIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CECUM; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; GUINEA PIGS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOLS; PREBIOTICS;

CAVIA; POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 84865762064     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.05.088     Document Type: Article

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