ABSTRACT A diet rich in dietary fiber (DF) is considered healthy and recommended dietary
intake of DF is established all over the world. The physiological effect of DF is mostly related …

Inulin and oligofructose are naturally occurring resistant carbohydrates that have a variety of
uses as functional food ingredients. In addition to their role as prebiotics that selectively …

Viscosity is a physicochemical property associated with dietary fibers, particularly soluble
dietary fibers. Viscous dietary fibers thicken when mixed with fluids and include …

Gum arabic (GA) is a branched-chain, complex polysaccharide, either neutral or slightly
acidic, found as a mixed calcium, magnesium and potassium salt of a polysaccharidic acid …

One of the many functional benefits of dietary fibre when present in the human diet is its
ability to reduce the rate of absorption of glucose after consumption of high glycaemic …

An extract from oats known as oat gum (OG) is composed mainly of the polysaccharide (1→
3)(1→ 4)-β-D-glucan, which is highly viscous in aqueous solution. Viscous polysaccharides …

Plants represent a vast source of potentially useful dietary supplements for improving blood
glucose control and preventing long-term complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ten …

Gravimetric measurement of dietary fiber (DF) gives no indication of the biological function of
any particular fiber. This study describes simple methods based on dialysis and fermentation …

Polysaccharides in carob fruit, including carob bean gum (also known as carob gum, locust
bean gum) and carob fiber, are widely used in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals …

The dietary fiber content and composition of 25 foods were related to their glycemic index
(GI) to see whether the individual components of dietary fiber, specifically soluble fiber …