1st Edition

Handbook of Prebiotics and Probiotics Ingredients Health Benefits and Food Applications

Edited By Susan Cho, Terry Finocchiaro Copyright 2010
454 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

454 Pages
by CRC Press

While there is little dispute that probiotics and prebiotics, alone and together, have been proven to promote gastrointestinal health and proper immune function, the challenge faced by researchers is finding not only the right combinations, but also finding those that are fully compatible with the formulation, processing, packaging, and distribution of functional foods. The Handbook of... Read more

Analysis of Dietary Fiber and Nondigestible Carbohydrates, B. W. Li

SOURCES OF PREBIOTICS
Short-Chain Fructo-Oligosaccharide: A Low Molecular Weight Fructan, A. M. Birkett and C. C. Francis
Inulin and Oligosaccharides: A Special Focus on Human Studies, D. Paineau, F. Respondek, and Y. Bouhnik
Galacto-Oligosaccharides, A. Nauta, A. M. Bakker-Zierikzee, and M. H. C. Schoterman
Functional Disaccharides: Lactulose, Lactitol, and Lactose, A. Szilagyi
Natural Resistant Starches as Prebiotics and Synbiotics, S. Cho and E. T. Finocchiaro
AGE, ALE, RAGE, and Disease—A Food Perspective, S. Bengmark

SOURCES OF PROBIOTICS
Lactic Acid Bacteria and Plant Fibers: Treatment in Acute and Chronic Human Disease, S. Bengmark
Probiotics: Recent Human Studies Using Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, T. Hori

PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS
Prebiotics and Lipid Metabolism, J. E. Teitelbaum
Fermentation of Prebiotics and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production, J. M. W. Wong, C. C. K. Kendall, and D. J. A. Jenkins
Probiotics and Prebiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, L. Prisciandaro, G. S. Howarth, and M. S. Geier
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Pediatric Diarrheal Disorders, R. J. Young
Anticarcinogenic Effects of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics, S. Jain, M. Yadav, S. Menon, H. Yadav, and F. Marotta
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Infant Formulae, G. Boehm, R. Wind, and J. Knol
Probiotics and Prebiotics in Elderly Individuals, R. Satokari, R. Rantanen, K. Pitkälä, and S. Salminen
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Companion Animal Nutrition, B. M. Vester and G. C. Fahey, Jr.
Probiotics: Potential Pharmaceutical Applications, I. P. Kaur, A. Kuhad, A. Garg, and K. Chopra
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Biography

Susan Sungsoo Cho is a well-known expert in the field of dietary fiber research. She is the director of the consulting firm, NutraSource, Inc. in Laurel, Maryland. Terry Finocchiaro is the director of nutrition research and development at National Starch Food Innovation in Bridgewater, New Jersey.