Prebiotics as functional foods: A review

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1542-1553

  Al Sheraji, Sadeq Hasan ^a,b   Ismail, Amin ^a   Manap, Mohd Yazid ^a   Mustafa, Shuhaimi ^a   Yusof, Rokiah Mohd ^a   Hassan, Fouad Abdulrahman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b IBB UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Digestibility and fermentability; Functional food application; Health benefits; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84888429163     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.08.009     Document Type: Review

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