Dietary Fiberwill provide clarity to resolving the current international discussion of issues for the reconsideration and verification of the concept of “dietary fiber” and the establishment of its definition.
Dietary Fiber is divided into four areas of emphasis:
- definitions of dietary fiber and current methods of analysis
- reviews on the energy values of dietary fiber
- physiological effects of dietary fiber
- and dietary fiber as a food ingredient
The contents are timely as both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Codex Alimentarius continue to debate the definition and methods of dietary fiber analysis for national and international harmonization.
In addition, Dietary Fiber hopes to help consumers gain an accurate understanding of “dietary fiber,” and to facilitate its safe use for the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.
Contents
Definitions, Analytical Methods, and Energy Value of Dietary Fiber
- Definitions and Analysis of Dietary Fiber—Especially in Europe
- Current Status of the Definition of Dietary Fiber in the United States and the Science Behind the Recommendation for Fiber
- Today’s Circumstances and Problems of Dietary Fiber in Japan—Definition, Analytical Methods and Energy Value
- Dietary Fiber and Available Carbohydrates
Estimation of Energy Value for Dietary Fiber
- INFOODS, FAO and CODEX: Positions on the Energy Value of Dietary Fiber
- Energy Concept of Dietary Fiber
- Scientific and Methodological Considerations About Assessment of Dietary Fiber Energy Value
- Methods for Estimation of Energy Content of Dietary Fiber—Advantages and Disadvantages
- In Vitro and In Vivo Utilization of Glucose-Based Oligosaccharides
- Estimation of Metabolizable Energy of Resistant Maltodextrin by Indirect Calorimetry in Healthy Human Subjects and Experimental Animals
Physiological Effects of Dietary Fiber
- Glycemic Index, Dietary Fiber, and Human Health: An Historical Perspective
- What is Resistant Maltodextrin? Process, Structure, and Properties
- The Physiological Functions of Resistant Maltodextrin: A Short Review
- Non-digestible Carbohydrates, Obesity, and Plasma Lipids
- Effects of Dietary Fiber on Human Obesity
Dietary Fiber as a Food Ingredient
- Resistant Maltodextrin: Its Safety and Use in Foods
Index
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