Polydextrose: Physiological Function, and Effects on Health

Polydextrose (PDX) is a non-digestible oligosaccharide used widely across most sectors of the food industry. It is a randomly linked glucose oligomer containing small amounts of sorbitol and citric acid. The random bonds in PDX prevent mammalian digestive enzymes from readily hydrolyzing the molecul...

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Published in:Nutrients 2016-09, Vol.8 (9), p.553
Main Authors: do Carmo, Mariane Moreira Ramiro, Walker, Julia Clara Leite, Novello, Daiana, Caselato, Valeria Maria, Sgarbieri, Valdemiro Carlos, Ouwehand, Arthur C, Andreollo, Nelson Adami, Hiane, Priscila Aiko, Dos Santos, Elisvânia Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Dietary Fiber - administration & dosage
Energy Intake
fiber
Food Additives - pharmacology
functional foods
Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects
Glucans - pharmacology
health
Humans
Intestines - drug effects
Intestines - microbiology
Lipid Metabolism - drug effects
Models, Animal
Oligosaccharides - pharmacology
polydextrose
prebiotics
Prebiotics - administration & dosage
Review
Trace Elements - blood
Trace Elements - pharmacokinetics
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Summary:Polydextrose (PDX) is a non-digestible oligosaccharide used widely across most sectors of the food industry. It is a randomly linked glucose oligomer containing small amounts of sorbitol and citric acid. The random bonds in PDX prevent mammalian digestive enzymes from readily hydrolyzing the molecule and it has a reported energy value of 1 kcal/g. These properties have led to the acceptance in many countries that PDX provides similar physiological effects as other dietary fibers and has shown prebiotic potential. Dietary intervention with prebiotics has been shown to selectively stimulate the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of intestinal bacteria associated with several physiological benefits on health. Therefore, the objective of this review was a survey of the literature on the effect of supplementation with PDX in health, and to list the benefits for maintaining health and/or reducing the development of diseases.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu8090553