Inulin-Type Fructans Functional Food Ingredients

FUNCTIONAL FOODS & CLAIMS: CONCEPTS, STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC SUBSTANTIATION OF CLAIMS AND COMMUNICATION TO CONSUMERS
Nutrition in the 20^th Century: From Prevention to Deficiencies to Reduction of Risk Due to Excessive Consumption of Nutrients
Nutrition at the Turn of the 20^th Century: The new Challenges
The Concept of Optimum Nutrition
Functional Food: A Nutrient Concept
Functional Food: A Consensus of the European Scientific Community
Strategy for the Development of Functional Food
Type A and Type B Claims
The Communication Challenge
Communication of the Functional Effects of a Prebiotic: An Example
Perspectives in Functional Food Development and the Case of the Prebiotics
THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: A MAJOR TARGET FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal System
The Digestive Functions
The Motility
The Endocrinology: Peptide Hormones
The Defense Mechanisms

INULIN: A FRUCTAN

Fructans
Inulin
Chicory Inulin
THE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AS NON-DIGESTIBLE OLIGOSACCHARIDES
Digestion of Carbohydrates in the Gastrointestinal Tract
The Absorption of Hexoses in the Small Intestine
Inulin-Type Fructans as Non-Digestible Ologosaccharides (NDOS)
Inulin-Type Fructans as Non-Digestible Oligosaccharides: Discussion and Conclusion
THE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AS FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATES
The Colon as a Fermenter
The Anaerobic Fermentation of Proteins
The Anaerobic Fermentation of Carbohydrates
The Anaerobic Fermentation of Inulin-Type Fructans
THE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE AS DIETARY FIBER
Dietary Fiber: A Concept in Human Nutrition
Inulin and Oligofructose as Dietary Fiber
INULIN AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE AS LOW CALORIE CARBOHYDRATES
Methodologies to Assess the Energy Value of Inulin-Type Fructans
Assessment of the Energy Value of Inulin and Oligofructose: Results and Discussion
Inulin and Oligofructose as Low Calorie Carbohydrates: Conclusions
INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTIONS: CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES
INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE MODULATION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROFLORA: THE PREBIOTIC EFFECTS
Prebiotics: Definition and Requirements for Scientific Substantiation
Methodologies to Study the Composition of the Gut Microflora
Inulin-Type Fructans Classify as Prebiotic:  The Scientific Substantiation
Inulin-Type Fructans as Prebiotics: Discussion & Perspectives
INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE INTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF MINERALS
The Physiology of Calcium
The Physiology of Magnesium
The Methodologies to Study Mineral Absorption and Bone Health
Inulin-Type Fructans and the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Other Minerals
Inulin-Type Fructans Mineral Absorption and Bone Health: Discussion, Perspectives and Conclusions
INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE HOMEOSTASIS OF LIPIDS
Biochemistry of Lipid Metabolism
Inulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis
Inulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis: Discussion, Conclusion and Perspectives
INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE DEFENSE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY
Introduction: The Defense Functions of the Body
The Role of the Gastrointestinal System in Body’s Defense
Nutrition and the Gastrointestinal Defense Functions
Inulin-Type Fructans and the Gastrointestinal Defense Functions
Inulin-Type Fructans and the Systemic Defense Functions
Inulin-Type Fructans and the Defense Functions: Overview, Discussion and Perspectives
GENERAL DISCUSSION, PERSPECTIVES, AND CONCLUSIONS
General Discussion
Conclusions and Perspectives

Biography

Roberfroid\, Marcel

“A worthwhile but of course very subject-specialized book, which should appeal to readers from a variety of disciplines including health upkeep, dieting, carbohydrate technology, food chemistry, and plant materials”
— Carbohydrate Polymers, 63 (2006) 561-570