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ALEXANDRA SMITH, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Bridgewater, N.J., also of- nized as Safe (GRAS) food ingredient
fers a line of resistant starch status in the United States and tradiingredients under the tional fiber status in Canada. Research
Hi-Maize brand. The com- suggests that 5 grams of inulin a day
pany runs a web site at stimulates growth of helpful gut bacwww.resistantstarch.com teria, which leads to a healthy digesthat tracks research studies tive system, said Connie Lin, applicadone on resistant starch.
tions manager for Sensus America.
Pointing in a new diVitaal Flora brand bread produced
rection was a study pub- in The Netherlands contains at least 5
lished in The Journal of grams of Frutafit inulin per 100-gram
Nutrition in May 2005. serving. The bread earned a healthy
The research was led by digestive claim in that country. SenDr. Richard Le Leu of the sus carried out the research to create
Department of Medicine this new product at the request of and
at Flinders University of in cooperation with Bake Five, one
South Australia-Bedford of the five largest bakery organizaPark with participation tions in The Netherlands. Vitaal Flora
from National Starch and bread is sold by the Albert Heijn food
Australia's CSIRO Health retailing group.
Sciences and Nutrition.
Recognizing the benefits of the forIt demonstrated that the mulation, The Netherlands Nutrition
ᮡ Scanning electron micro-photograph provides a
combination of natural Board, Ministry of Health stated: "Conclose-up look at Lactobacillus rhamnosus , a probiotic
RS2 (a form of resistant sumption of three slices of Vitaalbrood
microorganism now available for commercial applicastarch) from high-amy- Flora per day supports a well-balanced
tion from Institut Rosell/Lallemand.
lose corn and the probi- gut flora composition and colonic
otic bacteria Bifidobacte- function by selectively stimulating the
regularity, said Cliff Caron, vice-presi- rium lactis increases apoptosis (pro- growth of Bifidobacterium."
The board added, "For individuals
dent of bakery product development grammed cell death) of cells damaged
by carcinogens by more than 30%.
with already high numbers of Bifidofor Lallemand, Inc., Montreal.
The study also confirmed that natu- bacteria, there may be no additional
Prebiotic fibers are some of the key
ingredients used in the new Enrich ral resistant starch reduced the pH in bifidogenic effect, but fermentation of
service from Tate & Lyle. The service the large intestine, boosted the growth extra inulin still produces higher levseeks to assist food and beverage man- of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria and els of short chain fatty acids that are
ufacturers in creating products that increased the presence in the gut of potentially beneficial."
A paper on research done at the
are packed with additional nutrients short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), inbut retain the same quality taste as the cluding butyrate, the preferred energy University of Reading in the United
Kingdom and in The Netherlands
regular brand. Enrich focuses on three source for healthy colon cells.
reported that in vivo demonstrations
main areas: digestive health and immushow inulin doses ranging from 5 to 8
nity, obesity and weight management Examining the effects of inulin
and children's health.
Many research studies focus on the grams per day had a prebiotic effect in
healthy humans. The European Journal
Tate & Lyle is in the process of launch- prebiotic effects of inulin and FOS.
ing a resistant starch made from soluble
Extracted from chicory roots, Fru- of Clinical Nutrition accepted the paper
corn fiber, said Doris Dougherty, a se- tafit inulin from Sensus America is for publication.
Sensus America works with North
nior food scientist. Studies show the a prebiotic having Generally Recogsoluble fiber may be fermented, and it
will give prebiotic effects.
Prebiotic opportunity: calcium
"We are studying in more detail what
those can be," Ms. Dougherty said. "(The
Besides digestion, prebiotic fibers may help out calcium absorption. A recent study conducted for
GTC Nutrition examined how much consumers really know about calcium and found them to be
ingredient) can be labeled as corn syrup,
generally uninformed. Based at Golden, Colo., GTC Nutrition markets NutraFlora short-chain fructoand it's a lot like working with corn
oligiosaccharide (FOS) prebiotic dietary fiber.
syrup in terms of functional properties."
More than two-thirds of the 1,031 survey respondents were not aware of a calcium shortfall
Tate & Lyle's resistant starch is
among girls ages 12 to 19, which shows 90% of them are not getting enough calcium.
designed to be more heat stable and
Also, more than half of the respondents were unaware the body absorbs only about 30% of the
calcium consumed through diet.
more shear stable than other resisConducted by Opinion Research Corp, the study found 86% of Americans believe women
tant starches on the market, which
are at greater risk from breast, ovarian or uterine cancer than from fractures linked to
works well in cracker applications,
osteoporosis, even though a woman's risk of an osteoporotic fracture is greater than from all
Ms. Dougherty said.
three cancers combined. MBN
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