Gut health benefits of kiwifruit pectins: Comparison with commercial functional polysaccharides

The role of kiwifruit pectin as a functional food ingredient capable of beneficial gut health effects in vitro was investigated. Six different pectins were obtained from the kiwifruit cultivar Actinidia deliciosa ‘Hayward’ (ZESPRI™ GREEN) by selective re-solubilisation of the fruit fibre with differ...

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Main Authors: Shanthi G. Parkar, Emma L. Redgate, Reginald Wibisono, Xiaoxia Luo, Eric T.H. Koh, Roswitha Schröder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464610000393