10-fiber Flashcards
what is AACC
American Association of Cereal Chemist (AACC) International,
what is dietary fiber according to AACC?
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.
what does dietary fiber include?
polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant substances.
what does dietary fiber promote?
beneficial physiological effects, such as, laxation, reduction of blood cholesterol and blood glucose.
Fiber is very important in foods from a
______ standpoint.
nutritional
Fiber reduces ______ levels, normalizes ______levels and maintains the _____ of the _____
Fiber reduces cholesterol levels, normalizes sugar levels and maintains the integrity of the colon:
how can fiber benefits people?
- -lower blood cholesterol and reduce obesity risk
- -lower blood glucose and reduce diabete risk
- -reduce intestinal ulcer 溃疡risk
- -reduce colon cancer risk
give an ex high in fiber
flaxseed
what does dietary fiber refer to?
the components in the food that are not digested by (resistant to) the human digestive enzymes in the intestinal tract.
what are the major dietary fiber component?
–Cellulose
–Hemicelluloses
–Pectins
–Hydrocolloids and Food Gums (e.g. glucan, alginates, guar
gum, xanthan, inulin, carrageenans).
–Resistant starch
–Lignin, waxes, cutin, tannin etc (minor components)
Classification of Dietary Fiber based on?
1- Function in the plant
2- The type of polysaccharide,
3- Digestion and physiological classification.
The most widely accepted classification for dietary fiber is based on?
its solubility in a buffer
what is SDF?
Soluble Dietary Fiber
what is IDF?
Insoluble Dietary Fiber
ex of SDF
pectin,
gums e.g. guar gum, xanthan, carrageenan, gellan
mucilages