The role of agave fructans in health and food applications: A review
H Espinosa-Andrews, JE Urias-Silvas… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Agave fructans are natural reserve carbohydrates in agave plants. These
polysaccharides are composed of blends of fructose polymers with different degrees of …
polysaccharides are composed of blends of fructose polymers with different degrees of …
A review of the composition and toxicology of fructans, and their applications in foods and health
Fructans are the non-structural polymers of D-fructose that are obtained abundantly from
plants as well as microbial sources. Fructans have been divided into three groups based on …
plants as well as microbial sources. Fructans have been divided into three groups based on …
Effect of inulin and agave fructans addition on the rheological, microstructural and sensory properties of reduced-fat stirred yogurt
G Crispín-Isidro, C Lobato-Calleros… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of medium chain inulin (IN) and agave fructans (FR) at concentrations of 20, 40,
and 60 g L− 1 on the microstructural, rheological and sensory properties of reduced milk-fat …
and 60 g L− 1 on the microstructural, rheological and sensory properties of reduced milk-fat …
[HTML][HTML] Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 by spray drying and its evaluation under gastrointestinal and storage conditions
P Barajas-Álvarez, M González-Ávila… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
The consumption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 enhances human gastrointestinal
health. However. L. rhamnosus viability decreases during food processing, storage, and …
health. However. L. rhamnosus viability decreases during food processing, storage, and …
Inulin from halophilic archaeon Haloarcula: Production, chemical characterization, biological, and technological properties
A Aragón-León, L Moreno-Vilet, M González-Ávila… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Halophilic archaea are capable of producing fructans, which are fructose-based
polysaccharides. However, their biochemical characterization and biological and …
polysaccharides. However, their biochemical characterization and biological and …
Sorption isotherms, thermodynamic properties and glass transition temperature of mucilage extracted from chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.)
SK Velázquez-Gutiérrez, AC Figueira… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
Freeze-dried chia mucilage adsorption isotherms were determined at 25, 35 and 40° C and
fitted with the Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer model. The integral thermodynamic …
fitted with the Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer model. The integral thermodynamic …
The agavins (Agave carbohydrates) story
MG López, LF Salomé-Abarca - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Fructans, are carbohydrates defined as fructose-based polymers with countable degree of
polymerization (DP) ranging so far from DP3 to DP60. There are different types of fructans …
polymerization (DP) ranging so far from DP3 to DP60. There are different types of fructans …
Differential characteristics of chemical composition, fermentation metabolites and antioxidant effects of polysaccharides from Eurotium Cristatum and Fu-brick tea
Z Tan, P Yu, H Zhu, J Gao, N Han, C Yang, Z Shen… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Fu-brick tea (FBT) is predominately fermented by Eurotium Cristatum, FBT polysaccharides
(FTPs) and Eurotium Cristatum extracellular polysaccharides (ECPs) are the main active …
(FTPs) and Eurotium Cristatum extracellular polysaccharides (ECPs) are the main active …
Extraction, isolation and characterization of inulin from Agave sisalana boles
AC Apolinario, EM de Carvalho… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Agave sisalana Perrine is a widespread species of the Brazilian Northeast region, where it is
exploited only as a source of hard fiber (sisal). Although some other Agave species are …
exploited only as a source of hard fiber (sisal). Although some other Agave species are …
Microencapsulation of Eugenia uniflora L. juice by spray drying using fructans with different degrees of polymerisation
RI Ortiz-Basurto, ME Rubio-Ibarra… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to microencapsulate pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.) juice by
spray drying, using High Performance Agave Fructans (HPAF) and High Degree of …
spray drying, using High Performance Agave Fructans (HPAF) and High Degree of …