Processing of Fructans and Oligosaccharides from Agave Plants

Processing and Impact on Active Components in Food

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 121-129

  Carranza, Clarita Olvera ^a   Fernandez, Angela Ávila ^b   Bustillo Armendáriz, Gustavo R ^c   López Munguía, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

^c Bustar Alimentos SAPI de CV   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave; Agavin; Fructan; Fructooligosaccharides; Inulin; Levan; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY;

AGAVE; AGAVIN; FRUCTANS; FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; INULIN; LEVAN; PREBIOTICS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84943543931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404699-3.00015-9     Document Type: Chapter

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