Dietary Fiber: Chemistry, Physiology, and Health Effects
. Ed(S): Kritchevsky, David; Bonfield, Charles T.; Anderson, James W.
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paperback. Proceedings of the George Vahouny Fiber Conference held in Washington, DC, April 19-21, 1988 Editor(s): Kritchevsky, David; Bonfield, Charles T.; Anderson, James W. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760.
Twenty years ago the very idea of an international conference on the fiber contained in plant food would have been totally inconceivable. At that time fiber was generally viewed as an inert component of food of no nutritional value and consequently consid ered as a contaminant, the removal of which would enhance the purity of a product. It was measured by a now obsolete and almost worthless test introduced in the last century for veterinary rather than human nutrition, and what was measured was referred to as "crude fiber," containing part of the cellulose and lignin but none of the ... Read more
Twenty years ago the very idea of an international conference on the fiber contained in plant food would have been totally inconceivable. At that time fiber was generally viewed as an inert component of food of no nutritional value and consequently consid ered as a contaminant, the removal of which would enhance the purity of a product. It was measured by a now obsolete and almost worthless test introduced in the last century for veterinary rather than human nutrition, and what was measured was referred to as "crude fiber," containing part of the cellulose and lignin but none of the ... Read more
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Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
512
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New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461278467
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V9781461278467
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