Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a dietary fiber hydrocolloidal polysaccharide isolated from
the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac. Over the last few decades, the purified KGM has been …

Agri-food industries generate enormous amounts of fruit and vegetable processing wastes,
which opens up an important research area aimed towards minimizing and managing them …

Dietary fiber intake provides many health benefits. However, average fiber intakes for US
children and adults are less than half of the recommended levels. Individuals with high …

Nutraceutical is the hybrid of 'nutrition'and 'pharmaceutical'. Nutraceuticals, in broad, are
food or part of food playing a significant role in modifying and maintaining normal …

Dietary fiber (DF) is deemed to be a key component in healthy eating. DF is not a static
collection of undigestible plant materials that pass untouched or unencumbered through the …

Despite the lack of international agreement regarding the definition and classification of
fiber, there is established evidence on the role of dietary fibers in obesity and metabolic …

In the recent era, bioactive compounds from plants have received great attention because of
their vital health-related activities, such as antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity …

Background There is strong epidemiologic evidence that dietary fiber intake is protective
against overweight and obesity; however, results of intervention studies have been mixed …

Dietary fi bre is a group of food components which is resistant to digestive enzymes and
found mainly in cereals, fruits and vegetables. Dietary fi ber and whole grains contain a …

Dietary fibres are believed to reduce subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight.
However, different types of dietary fibre may affect these outcomes differently. The aim of this …