Advanced Dietary Fibre Technology [Hardcover]

Dietary fibre technology is a sophisticated component of the food industry. This highly practical book presents the state-of-the-art and explains how the background science translates into commercial reality. An international team of experts has been assembled to offer both a global perspective and the nuts and bolts information relevant to those working in the commercial world.

Coverage includes specific dietary fibre components (with overviews of chemistry, analysis and regulatory aspects of all key dietary fibres); measurement of dietary fibre and dietary fibre components (in-vitro and in-vivo); general aspects (eg chemical and physical nature; rheology and functionality; nutrition and health; and technological) and current hot topics.

Ideal as an up-to-date overview of the field for food technologists; nutritionists and quality assurance and production managers.

Preface xvi

List of Contributors xix

Part 1: Nutrition and Diet for a Healthy Lifestyle 1

1 Nutrition and Diet for Healthy Lifestyles in Europe 3
Michael J. Gibney

1.1 The regulatory background in public health nutrition in the EU 3

1.2 Food intake patterns in the EU 3

1.3 Nutrition policy issues in the EU 5

1.4 Conclusions 11

References 11

2 Dietary Advice in North America: the Good, the Bad and the Unheeded 13
Julie Miller Jones

2.1 Introduction 13

2.2 Specifics of dietary advice in North America 13

References 20

Part 2: Chemistry, Structure and Rheology 23

3 Light Microscopic Investigations on Dietary Fibre 25
Karin Autio&l#