The fibre intake of 40 patients with diverticular disease was compared with that of 80 age- and sex-matched controls. The daily crude-fibre intake of the patients was significantly lower than that of the controls, and the incidence of haemorrhoids, varicose veins, hiatus hernia, gall stones, and abdominal hernias was significantly higher than in the control group. These findings suggest that a ...

Recently, the intestinal microbiota has been emphasised as an important contributor to the development of metabolic syndrome. Dietary fibre may exert beneficial effects through modulation of the intestinal microbiota and metabolic end products. We investigated the effects of a diet enriched with two different dietary fibres, arabinoxylan and resistant starch type 2, on the gut microbiome and fa...

Starch is recognized biopolymer because it abundant in nature. Dietary starches are major energy source for various human civilizations, and obvious that they may also contribute to health very particular ways. Resistant starch has got a lot of interest its possible advantages (similar soluble fibre) as well functional qualities. improves blood cholesterol levels, microbial flora, gastrointesti...

India is endowed with a rich genetic diversity of plant species. The less important, so-called underutilized remained uncared for and remained mainly confined to natural wild, semi-wild and semi-domesticated conditions. Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) is one of them with green buds and pink flowers. It is a multipurpose plant species used traditionally as vegetables and also have therapeutic...

The by-product (residue) from fermented yellow maize starch production was dried and milled into flour designated as residues, the residue added to Gari at 0–30% levels of substitution produce Gari-residue blends. blends control were evaluated for its functional pasting properties, proximate composition, mineral content digestibility. reconstituted with hot water a stiff dough (“Eba”) sensory c...

Nutritional attributes of flours obtained from five different cultivars of sweet potato roots commonly available in Sri Lanka showed significant differences in the tested parameters. The starch level ranged between 33% and 64% on the dry basis and the extractability from fresh tubers was governed by the quantity of starch. The crude fiber level ranged between 2.1% and 13.6% on dry basis and the...

Vermicelli is prepared using whole or refined wheat flour. Response surface methodology (RSM) is the tool used for process optimization that explores relationship between several processes and responses. In present study, different variants of heart healthy vermicelli containing functional ingredients were developed to get an optimum recipe which is low in fat. Best variant was selected by semi...

The aim of this study was to develop near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) prediction models for the estimation chemical components and fibre undegradable fractions (uNDF) hay-based total mixed rations (TMR). A 205 TMR samples were used study. All measured using standard AOAC reference methods expressed as percentages dry matter (DM). Prediction developed both cross- independent validation differen...

OBJECTIVE To assess the ability of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to rank Australians according to their intake of total carbohydrate, sugar, starch, fibre, glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL). DESIGN Cross-sectional sample from a population cohort. SETTING Two postcode areas west of Sydney, Australia. SUBJECTS From 1992 to 1994, a total of 2868 older Australians provided d...

Trends in the pet food industry follow those of the human food industry. There are growing product launches with claims that position pet food products to have functional attributes that contribute to the health and wellness of pets. Pulse crops, such as peas, have a number of marketable attributes. They are high in protein and fibre, non-genetically modified, gluten free, have a low glycemic i...