Regulatory Issues Relating to Dietary Fibre in the European Context

NUTRIOSE® 06: a useful soluble dietary fibre for added nutritional value

“…By application of equations published by Roberfroid (1999), the caloric value of NUTRIOSE ® 06 is 7.1 kJ per g (1.7 kcal per g) based on the marketable form and this value is consistent with clinical determination in healthy young men (Vermorel et al 2004) and in agreement with the consensual caloric value of soluble dietary fibres (Livesey 1992). This value can be used for energy content determination for foods in Europe (Coussement 2001). Unlike standard starch and like a resistant one, NUTRIOSE ® 06 is actually partially hydrolysed in the upper part of the digestive tract (Vermorel et al 2004): only 15% is enzymatically digested in the small intestine, while the rest passes to the colon, where 75% of the initial amount is slowly and progressively fermented in the large intestine and 10% is excreted (Van den Heuvel et al 2004).…”

“…2004) and in agreement with the consensual caloric value of soluble dietary fibres (Livesey 1992). This value can be used for energy content determination for foods in Europe (Coussement 2001). Unlike standard starch and like a resistant one, NUTRIOSE ® 06 is actually partially hydrolysed in the upper part of the digestive tract (Vermorel et al .…”