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A comprehensive review on dietary fiber and their functional properties in human body

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Shubhangi  Bhide Kshirsagar *, Smita Takarkhede, Anjali Govind Jha, Ronak Pradeep Jain, Vedika Sunil  Jadhav and Diksha  Dharmendra Jadhav

Ideal College of Pharmacy and Research, Bhal, Kalyan - 421306, Dist- Thane, Maharashtra, India.

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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2020, 04(03), 059-076.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2020.4.3.0104
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2020.4.3.0104

Received on 01 December 2020; revised on 09 December 2020; accepted on 12 December 2020

The term 'dietary fiber' (DF) was first presented in the 1950s, alluding to plant cell divided materials; later it was utilized to portray a class of plant-started polysaccharides, which can't be processed and retained in the gastrointestinal plot. Dietary fiber is seen as a physiologically torpid material, and although the best glycemic list building and properties of various fiber sources have for a long while been recognized. Dietary fiber isn't just attractive for its wholesome properties, yet additionally for its useful and mechanical properties. Dietary fiber can be classified in many different ways such as structure and solubility. Based on solubility, they can be divided into soluble or insoluble Dietary Fibres. Soluble Dietary Fibres incorporate oligosaccharides, including fructooligosaccharide (FOS), gelatins, β- glucans (oat and grain grains), galactomannan gums, alginate, and psyllium. Dietary fiber incorporates all non-starch polysaccharides impervious to processing in the small digestive tract and fermentable in the internal organ. Soluble dietary fibres are generally present in plants including agave, garlic, onions, and wheat. Insoluble strands, similar to those found in wheat, grain, vegetables, and organic products. Dietary Fiber analysis is regarded as one of the most tedious assays used in the food industry for nutritional labeling, quality control, and R&D purposes. Recently the food industry has investigated ways of improving the overall nutritional balance of carbohydrate-rich foods and focused on increasing their dietary fiber. This review article reports is evidence regarding fiber enrichment of cereal foods and looks out for future trends in enriched dietary fiber products.

Dietary fiber; Insoluble; Soluble dietary fibres; Constituents; Applications

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Shubhangi Bhide Kshirsagar, Smita Takarkhede, Anjali Govind Jha, Ronak Pradeep Jain, Vedika Sunil Jadhav and Diksha Dharmendra Jadhav. A comprehensive review on dietary fiber and their functional properties in human body. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2020, 04(03), 059-076. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2020.4.3.0104

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