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Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Polysaccharides derived from plant foods are major components of the human diet, with limited contributions of related components from fungal and algal sources. In particular, starch and other storage carbohydrates are the major sources of energy in all diets, while cell wall polysaccharides are the major components of dietary fiber. We review the role of these components in the human diet, including their structure and distribution, their modification during food processing and effects on functional properties, their behavior in the gastrointestinal tract, and their contribution to healthy diets.

Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.939263

Authors: A. Lovegrove, C. H. Edwards, I. De Noni, H. Patel, S. N. El, T. Grassby, C. Zielke, M. Ulmius, L. Nilsson, P. J. Butterworth, P. R Ellis, P. R. Shewry

Institutions: Rothamsted Research, King's College London, University of Milan, Ege University, Lund University, University of Reading

Language: English

Topic: Food composition and properties

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: King's College London, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Awards: Mining diversity of cereal (wheat) fibre to improve the nutritional quality of wheat, G3114396372, Mapping the Occurrence and Characteristics of Type 1 Resistant Starch, G3915763435, G4009915080, Designing cereal seeds for nutrition and health, The Role of Plant Cell Walls in Regulating Starch and Lipid Bioaccessibility from Plant Foods: In Silico In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

OpenAlex ID: W2019678196

FWCI: 14.83

Cites: 196

Cited by: 605

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