Evaluation of the relative available energy of several dietary fiber preparations using breath hydrogen evolution in healthy humans

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 246-254

  Oku, Tsuneyuki ^a   Nakamura, Sadako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAGASAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen; Dietary fiber; Fermentability; Relative available energy

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CELLULOSE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GALACTOSE; GUAR GUM; HYDROGEN; MALTODEXTRIN; MANNAN; MANNOSE; STARCH; (1-6)-ALPHA-GLUCOMANNAN; AMYLOSE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; GALACTAN; GLUCAN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLANT GUM; POLYDEXTROSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PULSE RATE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

ADULT; ALGINATES; AMYLOSE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BREATH TESTS; CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GALACTANS; GLUCANS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MANNANS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANT GUMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; REFERENCE VALUES; STARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923509008     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.60.246     Document Type: Article

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