Polydextrose: Physiological function, and effects on health

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  do Carmo, Mariane Moreira Ramiro ^a   Walker, Julia Clara Leite ^a   Novello, Daiana ^b   Caselato, Valeria Maria ^c   Sgarbieri, Valdemiro Carlos ^d   Ouwehand, Arthur C ^e   Andreollo, Nelson Adami ^d   Hiane, Priscila Aiko ^a   dos Santos, Elisvânia Freitas ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b State University of Centro Oeste   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Functional foods; Health; Polydextrose; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IRON; MAGNESIUM; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYDEXTROSE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SITAGLIPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUCAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GLUCANS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIPID METABOLISM; MODELS, ANIMAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PREBIOTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84987728027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8090553     Document Type: Review

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