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Non-Starch Polysaccharides (Dietary Fiber) and Resistant Starch

1990; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-1-4684-5784-1_20

2214-8019

Hans N. Englyst, John H. Cummings,

Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Progress in dietary fiber research has been slow because of the lack of an agreed definition of fiber, and the development of different techniques for its measurement. Two main methods have emerged which, by adopting contrasting approaches, include different components of the diet as dietary fiber.