Production and Bioactivity of Oligosaccharides from Chicory Roots

Food Oligosaccharides: Production, Analysis and Bioactivity

Volumn 9781118426494, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-75

  Moser, Matthias ^a   Agemans, Arnaud ^a   Caers, Wim ^a  

^a BENEO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria prebiotic; Body weight management; Chicory root; Dietary fiber; Gut health; Inulin type fructans; Mineral bioavailability; Oligofructose; SCFA

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BUTYRIC ACID; HEALTH; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIFIDOBACTERIA PREBIOTIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CHICORY ROOTS; DIETARY FIBRE; FRUCTANS; GUT HEALTHS; INULIN-TYPE FRUCTAN; MINERAL BIOAVAILABILITY; OLIGO-FRUCTOSE; PREBIOTICS; SCFA; WEIGHT MANAGEMENT;

PROPIONIC ACID;

EID: 84928588992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118817360.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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