Inulin-type fructans : functional food ingredients / Marcel Roberfroid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberfroid, M. B.

Series:

Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)

CRC series in modern nutrition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fructans--Physiological effect.

Fructans.

Inulin--Physiological effect.

Inulin.

Functional foods.

Fructans--metabolism.

Inulin--metabolism.

Medical Subjects:

Fructans--metabolism.

Inulin--metabolism.

Physical Description:

359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2005]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Functional Foods and Claims: Concepts, Strategy of Development, Requirements for the Scientific Substantiation of Claims, and Communication with Consumers 3

1.1 Nutrition in the 20th Century: From Prevention of Deficiencies to Reduction of Risk Due to Excessive Consumption of Nutrients 3

1.2 Nutrition at the Turn of the 21st Century: New Challenges 4

1.3 The Concept of Optimum Nutrition 5

Chapter 2 The Gastrointestinal System: A Major Target for Functional Foods 17

2.1 The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal System 17

2.2 The Digestive Functions 18

2.3 Endocrinology: Peptide Hormones 31

2.4 Defense Mechanisms 33

Part II Inulin: Origin, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Technological Properties

Chapter 3 Inulin: A Fructan 39

3.1 Fructans 39

3.2 Inulin 44

3.3 Chicory Inulin 48

Chapter 4 The Digestive Functions: Inulin-Type Fructans as Nondigestible Oligosaccharides 61

4.1 Digestion of Carbohydrates in the Gastrointestinal Tract 61

4.2 Absorption of Hexoses in the Small Intestine 63

4.3 Inulin-Type Fructans as Nondigestible Oligosaccharides (NDOs) 64

4.4 Inulin-Type Fructans as Nondigestible Oligosaccharides: Discussion and Conclusion 68

Chapter 5 The Digestive Functions: Inulin-Type Fructans as Fermentable Carbohydrates 73

5.1 The Colon as a Fermenter 73

5.2 The Anaerobic Fermentation of Proteins 76

5.3 Anaerobic Fermentation of Carbohydrates 78

5.4 Anaerobic Fermentation of Inulin-Type Fructans 89

Chapter 6 The Digestive Functions: Inulin and Oligofructose as Dietary Fiber 103

6.1 Dietary Fiber: A Concept in Human Nutrition 103

6.2 Inulin and Oligofructose as Dietary Fiber 115

Chapter 7 Inulin and Oligofructose as Low-Calorie Carbohydrates 133

7.2 Methodologies to Assess Energy Value of Inulin-Type Fructans 134

7.3 Assessment of Energy Value of Inulin and Oligofructose: Results and Discussion 137

7.4 Inulin and Oligofructose as Low-Calorie Carbohydrates: Conclusion 142

Chapter 8 Inulin-Type Fructans and Gastrointestinal Functions: Conclusions and Perspectives 147

Chapter 9 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Modulation of the Intestinal Microflora: The Prebiotic Effect 151

9.2 Prebiotics: Definition and Requirements for Scientific Substantiation 153

9.3 Methodologies for the Study of the Composition of the Gut Microflora 155

9.4 Inulin-Type Fructans Classify as Prebiotic: Scientific Substantiation 159

9.5 Inulin-Type Fructans as Prebiotics: Discussion and Perspectives 168

Chapter 10 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Intestinal Absorption of Minerals 183

10.2 The Physiology of Calcium 183

10.3 The Physiology of Magnesium 190

10.4 Methodologies for the Study of Mineral Absorption and Bone Health 191

10.5 Inulin-Type Fructans: Mineral Absorption and Bone Health 196

10.6 Inulin-Type Fructans and Gastrointestinal Absorption of Iron, Copper, Zinc, and Phosphate 215

10.7 Inulin-Type Fructans-Mineral Absorption and Bone Health: Discussion, Perspectives, and Conclusion 218

Chapter 11 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Homeostasis of Lipids 239

11.2 Biochemistry of Lipid Metabolism 239

11.3 Inulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis 243

11.4 Inulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis: Discussion, Conclusion, and Perspectives 257

Chapter 12 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Defense Functions of the Body 267

12.1 Introduction: The Defense Functions of the Body 267

12.2 Role of the Gastrointestinal System in the Body's Defense 271

12.3 Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Defense Functions 279

12.4 Inulin-Type Fructans and the Gastrointestinal System's Defense Functions 283

12.5 Inulin-Type Fructans and Systemic Defense Functions 312

12.6 Inulin-Type Fructans and Defense Functions: Overview, Discussion, and Perspectives 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849300592

OCLC:

55131265