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Autore: | Gibson Glenn R |
Titolo: | Prebiotics [[electronic resource] ] : development & application / / G.R. Gibson and R.A. Rastall |
Pubblicazione: | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.9/201 |
616.9201 | |
Soggetto topico: | Prebiotics |
Bacteria - Health aspects | |
Colon (Anatomy) - Microbiology | |
Altri autori: | RastallR. A |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Prebiotics: Development & Application; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Human Colonic Microbiology and the Role of Dietary Intervention: Introduction to Prebiotics; 2 Manufacture of Prebiotic Oligosaccharides; 3 Inulin-type Fructans as Prebiotics; 4 Galacto-oligosaccharides as Prebiotics; 5 Emerging Prebiotic Carbohydrates; 6 Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Human Gut; 7 Dietary Intervention for Improving Human Health: Acute Disorders; 8 Dietary Intervention for Improving Human Health: Chronic Disorders; 9 Extra Intestinal Effects of Prebiotics and Probiotics |
10 Prebiotic Impacts on Companion Animals11 Prebiotics: Past, Present and Future; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | The prebiotic concept works on the basis that many potentially health-promoting microorganisms are already present in humans. Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate activity in targeted microorganisms, to improve the health of the individual. Prebiotics can be incorporated into many foodstuffs such as beverages, health and sports drinks, infant formulae, cereals, bread, savoury products and so forth, and are receiving much commercial interest. Prebiotics: Development and Application is the first book to consolidate research in this emerging area of 'functional f |
Titolo autorizzato: | Prebiotics |
ISBN: | 1-280-44878-4 |
9786610448784 | |
0-470-02315-5 | |
0-470-02314-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910830478603321 |
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