Effect of bean structure on microbiota utilization of plant nutrients: An in-vitro study using the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem (SHIME®)

Colonic fermentation of resistant starch provides health benefits to the host. However, physical characteristics of the food matrix could limit the availability of starch and other dietary fibres for microbiota utilization. In this study, the influence of food structural aspects was studied by using...

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Main Authors: Ana M. Rovalino-Córdova, Vincenzo Fogliano, Edoardo Capuano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646462030311X