The relative available energy (RAE) based on the fermentability of breath hydrogen excreted by gut microbiota was assessed using a method accepted Japanese Society for Dietary Fiber Research. purpose this study to evaluate RAE difructose anhydride III (DFA III) and maltobionic acid (MA). In study, which had within-subject, repeated measures design, 11 healthy female participants ingested 5 g DF...

At present, there is a huge interest in finding new prebiotics from agrofood industrial waste, such as the soyabean by-product Okara, rich in insoluble dietary fibre. A previous treatment of Okara with high hydrostatic pressure assisted by the food-grade enzyme Ultraflo ® L achieved a 58·2 % increment in its soluble dietary fibre (SDF) contents. Therefore, potential prebiotic effect of both tre...