Nondigestible Carbohydrates and Digestive Health

Teri M. Paeschke, PhD, has worked for numerous consumer product and ingredient companies in positions ranging from product development to research.  She has worked for PepsiCo, Cargill, Sara Lee Bakery, Nutrasweet, and Kelco.  She has also worked as a consultant for numerous smaller companies. Dr. Paeschke has published several articles regarding ingredient functionality, hydrocolloids, fiber, satiety, and is co-author on numerous patent applications. She has been very active within the carbohydrate division of IFT and the rheology division of AACC. William R. Aimutis, PhD, serves as Research Fellow for Cargill, Inc.  He is currently the Director for Global Food Research in North America, and previously worked for various food ingredient and consumer packaged goods companies for over 25 years.  Dr. Aimutis is well-published in areas regarding dairy bioactive proteins, intestinal microbial ecology, hydrocolloids, and satiety.  Dr. Aimutis is very active with the Institute of Food Technologists and American Dairy Science Association where he served in several leadership roles, and is a Distinguished Alumnus of Purdue University.

• Preface ixContributors xiChapter 1 Introduction to Fiber and Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Definition, Health Aspects, and Perspectives 1Teri M. Paeschke and William R. AimutisChapter 2 The Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Microflora 15William R. Aimutis and Kayla PolzinChapter 3 The Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Fiber and Prebiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract 37Marie-Claire Arrieta, Jon Meddings, and Catherine J. FieldChapter 4 Lower Gut Hormones and Health Effects Associated with Consumption of Fermentable Fibers 79Michael J. Keenan, Jun Zhou, Reshani Senevirathene, Marlene Janes, and Roy J. MartinChapter 5 Animal, In Vitro, and Cell Culture Models to Study the Role of Dietary Fibers in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Humans 97Trevor A. Faber and George C. Fahey, Jr.Chapter 6 Impact of Fiber on Gastrointestinal Microbiota 125Koen VenemaChapter 7 Fermentable Carbohydrates and Digestive Health 165Joanne SlavinChapter 8 Overview of Dietary Fiber and its Influence on Gastrointestinal Health 185Devin J. Rose and Bruce R. HamakerChapter 9 Toward Second-Generation Carbohydrate Functional Food Ingredients 223Robert A. RastallChapter 10 Whole Grains and Digestive Health 245Isabel Bondia-Pons, Jenni Lappi, Emilia Selinheimo, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Hannu Mykkänen, and Kaisa PoutanenChapter 11 Fermentability of Polydextrose, Resistant Maltodextrin, and Other Soluble Fibers: Prebiotic Potential 273Maria StewartChapter 12 Development and Evaluation Bimuno® a Novel Second-Generation PrebioticGalactooligosaccharide Mixture 295George TzortzisChapter 13 Concluding Remarks: Gastrointestinal Health and Nondigestible Carbohydrates 313William R. Aimutis and Teri M. PaeschkeAppendix Nondigestible Carbohydrates: Structure and Sources 321Index 331