| Description |
1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Modern nutrition |
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Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 Functional Food and Claims: Concepts, Strategy of Development, Requirements for the Scientific Substantiation of Claims, and Communication with Consumers -- chapter 2 The Gastrointestinal System: A Major Target for Functional Foods -- chapter 3 Inulin: A Fructan -- chapter 4 The Digestive Functions: Inulin-Type Fructans as Nondigestible Obligosaccharides -- chapter 5 The Digestive Functions: Inulin-Type Fructans as Fermentable Carbohydrates -- chapter 6 The Digestive Functions: Inulin and Oligofructose as Dietary Fiber -- chapter 7 Inulin and Obligofructose as Low-Calorie Carbohydrates -- chapter 8 Inulin-Tye Fructans and Gastrointestinal Functions: Conclusions and Perspectives -- chapter 9 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Modulation of the Intestinal Microflora: The Prebiotic Effect -- chapter 10 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Intestinal Absorption of Minerals -- chapter 11 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Homeostasis of Lipids -- chapter 12 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Defense Functions of the Body -- chapter 13 General Discussion, Perspectives, and Conclusions |
| Summary |
"Inulin-Type Fructans: Functional Food Ingredients describes Inulin-type fructans and explains how they can be analyzed, quantified, and used in a wide variety of food products. The text evaluates the nutritional properties of inulin-type fructans, focusing on their behavior in the upper gastrointestinal tract that have led to their classification as dietary fiber and low calorie carbohydrates."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fructans -- Physiological effect
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Inulin -- Physiological effect
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Functional foods.
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Feeds -- Composition.
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Food -- Composition.
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Inulin -- analogs & derivatives
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Inulin -- physiology
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Nutritive Value
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Food -- Composition
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Feeds -- Composition
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Functional foods
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203504933 |
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9780203504932 |
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0849300592 |
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9780849300592 |
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9781466518896 |
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1466518898 |
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9780429211102 |
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0429211104 |
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