The consumption of whole grain products is often related to beneficial effects on consumer
health. Dietary fibre is an important component present in whole grains and is believed to be …

Wheat is the most important staple crop in temperate zones and is in increasing demand in
countries undergoing urbanization and industrialization. In addition to being a major source …

Even though there are many factors that determine the human colon microbiota composition,
diet is an important one because most microorganisms in the colon obtain energy for their …

The current paper reviews content and variation in fiber and nonstarch polysaccharides
(NSP) of common crops used in broiler diets. The cereal grain is a complex structure, and its …

The health benefits of fibre consumption are sound, but a more compressive understanding
of the individual effects of different fibres is still needed. Arabinoxylan is a complex fibre that …

Epidemiological studies have clearly shown that whole-grain cereals can protect against
obesity, diabetes, CVD and cancers. The specific effects of food structure (increased satiety …

Hydrocolloids are among the most widely used ingredients in the food industry. They
function as thickening and gelling agents, texturizers, stabilisers and emulsifiers and in …

Wheat, together with maize and rice, accounts to about 90% of the world's cereal production.
During the milling process, wheat bran, besides other valuable compounds such as wheat …

Genotypes of cereal grains, including winter barley (n= 21), maize (n= 27), oats (n= 14),
winter rye (n= 22), winter triticale (n= 21) and winter wheat (n= 29), were assayed for their …

Arabinoxylans and mixed linkage (1→ 3)(1→ 4)-β-d-glucans are the major non-starch
polysaccharides present in various tissues of barley. Depending on the genotypic or cellular …