A critical review on production and industrial applications of beta-glucans

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 275-288

  Zhu, Fengmei ^a   Du, Bin ^a,b,c   Xu, Baojun ^c  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c BNU HKBU UNITED INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Extraction; Industrial application; Physical properties; Preparation technology; Production process; Value added products; Glucan

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; GELATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BETA-GLUCANS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CRITICAL REVIEW; GLUCANS; PREBIOTICS; PREPARATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PROPERTY; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; Β-GLUCAN;

EXTRACTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 84937239024     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2015.07.003     Document Type: Review

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