Dietary fibre and how we metabolise it
We are all aware of the health benefits of “dietary fibre”. But what is dietary fibre and how do we metabolise it?Research at the University of York’s Structural Biology Laboratory, in collaboration with groups in Canada, the USA and Sweden, has begun to uncover how our gut bacteria metabolise the complex dietary carbohydrates found in fruits and vegetables.
January 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: biology-laboratory, complex, dietary-fibre, health, laboratory, metabolise-the-complex, nutrition / diet, our-gut, structural, sweden, the-complex, uncover-how, university, usa
Lovers of dark chocolate show higher tolerance for bitterness in chocolate ice cream
To make the inherent bitterness of cocoa in chocolate ice cream more palatable, manufacturers add high levels of fat and sugar. Yet, bitterness is an integral part of the complex flavor of chocolate…
July 26, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: complex, cream-more, diet, inherent, integral-part, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-complex
Valued Antioxidants Produced By Roasting Coffee Beans A Dark Brown
Food scientists at the University of British Columbia have been able to pinpoint more of the complex chemistry behind coffee’s much touted antioxidant benefits, tracing valuable compounds to the roasting process.
February 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: british, british-columbia, chemistry-behind, complex, much-touted, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, roasting, the-complex, the-roasting, tracing-valuable, university, yazheng
