Dietary Fiber: Properties, Recovery, and Applications

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

• 1. Definitions and regulatory perspectives of dietary fiber2. Classification and technological properties3. Sustainable sources of dietary fiber4. Dietary fiber and metabolism5. Interaction and effect of dietary fiber and phenolic compounds after ingestion6. Dietary fiber and nutrition7. Health effect of dietary fiber against diseases8. Analytical procedures9. Sustainable sources of dietary fiber10. Conventional and emerging extraction technologies11. Prebiotic and dairy applications12. Applications in bakery products13. Applications in meat products