Inulin and Oligofructosis: a review about functional properties, prebiotic effects and importance for food industry
Nowadays consumers are more conscious about the relation between food and health. Therefore food industry has been looking for food that has a lot of benefits besides good flavor and appearance. Inulin and oligofructose are fructose polimers, vastly found in plants as storage carbohydrates. They pre...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2002-01-01
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Series: | Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas |
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Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/1542 |