Nutraceutical Properties and Health Benefits of Oats

Cereals and Pulses: Nutraceutical Properties and Health Benefits

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 21-36

  Jing, Pu ^a   Hu, Xinzhong ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

glucan dose response; glucan in oat grains; glucans, pressing operations; Beta glucan concentration; Lowered cholesterol; Nutraceutical properties, and oats; Oat glucan viscosity; Oat, dietary fibre; Processing effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887185754     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118229415.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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