Cholesterol-lowering activity of insoluble fibre from carob

Dietary Fibre: bio-active carbohydrates for food and feed

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 205-217

  Zunft, H J F ^a,b   Koebnick, C ^a   Haber, B ^c  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c Nutrinova GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

bile acid excretion; carob; cholesterol reduction; human intervention trials; polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 85199591278     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/9789086866625_017     Document Type: Chapter

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