Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing authors from academia as well as industry, this book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of specific carbohydrates for digestive health and applications.
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Contributors xi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Fiber and Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Definition, Health Aspects, and Perspectives 1
Teri M. Paeschke and William R. Aimutis
Chapter 2 The Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Microflora 15
William R. Aimutis and Kayla Polzin
Chapter 3 The Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Fiber and Prebiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract 37
Marie-Claire Arrieta, Jon Meddings, and Catherine J. Field
Chapter 4 Lower Gut Hormones and Health Effects Associated with Consumption of Fermentable Fibers 79
Michael J. Keenan, Jun Zhou, Reshani Senevirathene, Marlene Janes, and Roy J. Martin
Chapter 5 Animal, In Vitro, and Cell Culture Models to Study the Role of Dietary Fibers in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Humans 97
Trevor A. Faber and George C. Fahey, Jr.
Chapter 6 Impact of Fiber on Gastrointestinal Microbiota 125
Koen Venema
Chapter 7 Fermentable Carbohydrates and Digestive Health 165
Joanne Slavin
Chapter 8 Overview of Dietary Fiber and its Influence on Gastrointestinal Health 185
Devin J. Rose and Bruce R. Hamaker
Chapter 9 Toward Second-Generation Carbohydrate Functional Food Ingredients 223
Robert A. Rastall
Chapter 10 Whole Grains and Digestive Health 245
Isabel Bondia-Pons, Jenni Lappi, Emilia Selinheimo, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Hannu Mykkänen, and Kaisa Poutanen
Chapter 11 Fermentability of Polydextrose, Resistant Maltodextrin, and Other Soluble Fibers: Prebiotic Potential 273
Maria Stewart
Chapter 12 Development and Evaluation Bimuno® a Novel Second-Generation PrebioticGalactooligosaccharide Mixture 295
George Tzortzis
Chapter 13 Concluding Remarks: Gastrointestinal Health and Nondigestible Carbohydrates 313
William R. Aimutis and Teri M. Paeschke
Appendix Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Structure and Sources 321
Index 331
