Inulin-type fructans : functional food ingredients /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press,
[2005]
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| Series: | Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Introduction
- Ch. 1. Functional foods and claims : concepts, strategy of development, requirements for the scientific substantiation of claims, and communication with consumers
- Ch. 2. The gastrointestinal system : a major target for functional foods
- Pt. II. Inulin : origin, chemistry, biochemistry, and technological properties
- Ch. 3 Inulin : a fructan
- Ch. 4. The digestive functions : inulin-type fructans as nondigestible oligosaccharides
- The digestive functions : inulin-type fructans as fermintable carbohydrates
- Ch. 5. The digestive functions : inulin-type fructans as fermentable carbohydrates
- Ch. 6. The digestive functions : inulin and oligofructose as dietary fiber
- Ch. 7. Inulin and oligofructose as low-calorie carbohydrates
- Ch. 8
- Inulin-type fructans and gastrointestinal functions : conclusions and perspectives
- Ch. 9. Inulin-type fructans and the modulation of the intestinal microflora : the prebiotic effect
- Ch. 10. Inulin-type fructans and the intestinal absorption of minerals
- Ch. 11. Inulin-type fructans and the homeostasis of lipids
- Ch. 12. Inulin-type fructans and the defense functions of the body
- Ch. 13. General discussion, perspectives, and conclusions