Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

Western societies notice an increasing interest in plant-based eating patterns such as
vegetarian and vegan, yet potential effects on the body and brain are a matter of debate …

Natural polysaccharides from different sources have long been studied and widely used in
different areas, such as food and feed, medicine and pharmaceutics, and in papermaking. In …

The positive effects of dietary fibre on health are now widely recognised; however, our
understanding of the mechanisms involved in producing such benefits remains unclear …

Plant fibers in byproduct streams produced by non-harsh food processing methods
represent biorepositories of diverse, naturally occurring, and physiologically active …

Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is on the increase worldwide, and it
represents about 90% of adults who are diagnosed with diabetes. Overweight and obesity …

In the recent era, bioactive compounds from plants have received great attention because of
their vital health-related activities, such as antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity …

Pulse grains were identified as a key resource for food innovation during the International
Year of the Pulse (IYP), 2016. Pulse flour offers a sustainable source of plant protein for …

Over the past decades, dietary fibre (DF) has been well studied with abundant evidence on
its health benefits. Advances in nutritional studies always lead the way followed by the food …

Bamboo is intricately associated with humans from times immemorial. Popularly known for
their industrial uses, a lesser known fact of bamboos is the usage of its young shoots as a …