Nondigestible Carbohydrates and Digestive Health provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health.

Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates.

Part 2 is a more in depth examination of specific carbohydrates for digestive health and applications.

Key features:

• Analyzes the most active fields of research currently performed on nondigestible carbohydrates
• Focuses on the growing opportunity to deliver digestive health benefits through fibers and other novel carbohydrates
• Explores new possibilities in prebiotics and fermentable carbohydrates

Contents

1. Introduction to Fiber and Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Definition, Health Aspects, and Perspectives
2. The Gastrointestinal Tract and its Microflora
3. The Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Fiber and Prebiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract
4. Lower Gut Hormones and Health Effects Associated with Consumption of Fermentable Fibers
5. Animal, In Vitro, and Cell Culture Models to Study the Role of Dietary Fibers in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Humans
6. Impact of Fiber on Gastrointestinal Microbiota
7. Fermentable Carbohydrates and Digestive Health
8. Overview of Dietary Fiber and its Influence on Gastrointestinal Health
9. Toward Second-Generation Carbohydrate Functional Food Ingredients
10. Whole Grains and Digestive Health
11. Fermentability of Polydextrose, Resistant Maltodextrin, and Other Soluble Fibers: Prebiotic Potential
12. Development and Evaluation Bimuno­­­®, a Novel Second-Generation Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharide Mixture
13. Concluding Remarks: Gastrointestinal Health and Nondigestible Carbohydrates

Appendix: Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Structure and Sources

Index

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