FDSC 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
12 Oct 2017
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Aacc american association of cereal chemist define fiber as the edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine. Dietary fiber includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant substances. Has beneficial physiological effects, such as laxation and or blood cholesterol attenuation, and or blood glucose attenuation. Importance of fibers nutritional importance, reduces cholesterol and reduces obesity risk, normalizes sugar levels reducing risk of diabetes and maintain integrity of colon reducing risk of intestinal ulcers and risk of colon cancer. Soluble dietary fiber sdf includes pectins, gums and mucilages. Insoluble dietary fiber idf includes cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Dietary fibers: refer to the components in the food that are not digested by humans in gi tract. Includes: cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, hydrocolloids and food gums (glucan, alginates, guar gum, xanthan, inulin, carrageenans) resistant starch, lignin.
