Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health.
Polysaccharides derived from plant foods are major components of the human diet, with limited contributions of related components from fungal and algal sources. In particular, starch and other storage carbohydrates are the major sources of energy in all diets, while cell wall polysaccharides are the major components of dietary fiber. We review the role of these components in the human diet, including their structure and distribution, their modification during food processing and effects on functional properties, their behavior in the gastrointestinal tract, and their contribution to healthy diets.
a Department of Plant Biology and Crop Science , Rothamsted Research , Harpenden , Herts , United Kingdom.
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b King's College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development , London , United Kingdom.
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c Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences , University of Milan , Milan , Italy.
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b King's College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development , London , United Kingdom.
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d Food Engineering Department, Nutrition Section , Ege University , Izmir , Turkey.
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b King's College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development , London , United Kingdom.
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e Food Colloids Group, Department of Food Engineering, Technology and Nutrition , Faculty of Engineering LTH , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.
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f Solve Research and Consultancy AB , Lund , Sweden.
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e Food Colloids Group, Department of Food Engineering, Technology and Nutrition , Faculty of Engineering LTH , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.
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b King's College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development , London , United Kingdom.
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b King's College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development , London , United Kingdom.
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a Department of Plant Biology and Crop Science , Rothamsted Research , Harpenden , Herts , United Kingdom.|g Department of Agriculture , Reading University , Whiteknights, Reading , Berkshire , United Kingdom.
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D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004063:Digestion; D002149:Energy Intake; D005511:Food Handling; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D008954:Models, Biological; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors; D012528:Satiety Response; D013213:Starch / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002241:Carbohydrates; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D013213:Starch
Starch; dietary fiber; food processing; health benefits; nonstarch polysaccharides