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2 articles for “Cereal polysaccharide”
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Immunomodulatory and Prebiotic Activities of White Oat β-glucans (Avena sativa L.) and the Potential for a Food-base Ecofriendly Therapy
Abstract: Intestinal health is an important sanitary factor for animals and humans and is closely related to the microbiota population of the gastrointestinal tract. Correlated to this fact is the diet that is consumed, which is fundamental for the development and proliferation of ‘beneficial’ bacteria. Modulation of the intestinal microbiota can be achieved by the prebiotic activity of some polysaccharides, which are fermented by these bacteria after being able to pass …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 14–20 Read article
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Concepts, Functionalities and Applications of Dietary Fiber in Foods and Therapeutics
Abstract: Dietary fiber was well researched over recent decades, and its health advantages have been shown abundantly. Food technologists as well as scientists investigated the dietary fiber applications for a range of food products by analyzing and utilizing fibers, such as agro-food by-products processing, from different uncommon and conventional sources. In the diet, dietary fiber is the plant material part, which is resistant to enzymatic digestion that includes non cellulosic polysaccharides, …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 47–57 Read article