Abstract
Dietary fiber plays an important role in human health. The modification and application of dietary fiber in foods is reviewed with respect to definition and classification and methods for measurement, extraction, and modification of dietary fiber. The supplementation of dietary fiber for flour, meat, and dairy products is also reviewed. Finally, the benefits and risks of increasing consumption of dietary fiber are discussed.
Highlights
With the improvement of the standard of living, people’s diet has become increasingly sophisticated
We describe our current knowledge on these aspects of dietary fiber: definition, determination, extraction, modification, and application
Wennberg and Nyman studied the use of ultrahigh pressure technology for Chinese cabbage soluble dietary fiber (SDF) modification [41], and other scholars used this method to modify the dietary fiber of food like potato and apple
Summary
With the improvement of the standard of living, people’s diet has become increasingly sophisticated. Many lifestyle diseases are caused by an imbalanced diet, such as diabetes, cardiocerebrovascular disease, obesity, intestinal cancer, constipation, and other disorders that have serious adverse effects on the health of human beings. Functional foods that can adjust the body function and prevent lifestyle diseases of civilization have attracted more attention in recent years. Dietary fiber has outstanding health promotion functions [1]. We describe our current knowledge on these aspects of dietary fiber: definition, determination, extraction, modification, and application
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