Lactulose: Production and use in functional food, medical and pharmaceutical applications. Practical and critical review

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1245-1253

  Aït Aissa, Amara ^a   Aïder, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional foods; Lactulose; Nutrition; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

FOOD TECHNOLOGY; NUTRITION;

COLON CARCINOGENESIS; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; LACTULOSE; LACTULOSE PRODUCTIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS; PREBIOTICS; SECONDARY BILE ACIDS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

EID: 84898408501     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12465     Document Type: Review

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