1. Dietary fibre analysis - an overview
- Author
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Asp, N.-G.
- Subjects
Fiber in human nutrition -- Analysis ,Starch -- Analysis ,Principal components analysis -- Observations - Abstract
The analysis of dietary fiber is done by gravimetric method where the fiber is separated and weighed, and by component analysis process during which dietary fiber components are estimated and integrated. For separation of soluble and insoluble fibres the enzymic, gravimetric and component analysis are performed. An important component of dietary fiber is resistant starch (RS). The three forms of RS are physically enclosed starch, raw starch granules of the B-type and retrograded amylose.
- Published
- 1995