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Resistant starch as functional ingredient: A review
Evangélica Fuentes-Zaragoza,M.J. Riquelme-Navarrete,Elena Sánchez-Zapata,José Ángel Pérez-Álvarez +3 more
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Dietary starches are important sources of energy for many human societies and it is clear that they can also make quite specific contributions to health.About:
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Dietary fibre and fibre-rich by-products of food processing: Characterisation, technological functionality and commercial applications: A review
Mohamed Elleuch,Dorothea Bedigian,Olivier Roiseux,Souhail Besbes,Christophe Blecker,Hamadi Attia +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, analytical methods and fractionation techniques of dietary fibres are evaluated for improving physical and structural properties of hydration, oil holding capacity, viscosity, texture, sensory characteristics, and shelf-life.
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Current progress on bio-based polymers and their future trends
TL;DR: A range of bio-based polymers are presented, focusing on general methods of production, properties, and commercial applications, and the major industry players who are bringing these materials to the market are discussed.
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Impact of heat-moisture treatment and annealing in starches: A review
TL;DR: A review of the impact of heat-moisture treatment and annealing on starch physicochemical properties is presented in this paper, which highlights some applications of hydrothermally treated starch.
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A review of bioactive plant polysaccharides: Biological activities, functionalization, and biomedical applications
TL;DR: The main goal of this paper was to review the sources, natively biological activities, isolation, characterization, and the structural features of natively bioactive polysaccharides from wood species to maximally exploit their various valuable properties in previously unperceived applications.
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Resistant starch in food: a review.
TL;DR: This review attempts to analyze the information published, especially in the recent past, on classification, structure, properties, applications and health benefits of RS.
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Obesity and Overweight
TL;DR: Overweight or obesity in adolescents has reache epidemic proportions in the USA and other industr alized countries and these conditions, although lumped together in research and in commentarie reflect adolescents’ being toward the heavier point a continuum that would range from underweight morbidly obese.
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Resistant Starch–A Review
TL;DR: The concept of resistant starch has evoked new interest in the bioavailability of starch and in its use as a source of dietary fiber, particularly in adults, and is now considered to provide functional properties and find applications in a variety of foods.
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Perspectives for chitosan based antimicrobial films in food applications
TL;DR: The present review aims to highlight various preparative methods and antimicrobial activity including the mechanism of the antimicrobial action of chitosan based films including the optimisation of the biocidic properties of these so called biocomposites films and role of biocatalysts in improvement of quality and shelf life of foods.
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Dietary fibre in food and protection against colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): an observational study
Sheila Bingham,Nicholas E. Day,Robert Luben,Pietro Ferrari,Nadia Slimani,Teresa Norat,Françoise Clavel-Chapelon,Emmanuelle Kesse,Alexandra Nieters,Heiner Boeing,Anne Tjϕnneland,Kim Overvad,Carmen Martinez,Miren Dorronsoro,Carlos A. González,Timothy J. Key,Antonia Trichopoulou,Androniki Naska,Paolo Vineis,Rosario Tumino,Vittorio Krogh,H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita,Petra H.M. Peeters,Göran Berglund,Göran Hallmans,Eiliv Lund,Guri Skeie,Rudolf Kaaks,Elio Riboli +28 more
TL;DR: Dietary fibre in foods was inversely related to incidence of large bowel cancer, with the protective effect being greatest for the left side of the colon, and least for the rectum.