Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been widely used as an analytical chemistry
technique to investigate the molecular structure and conformation of polysaccharides …

Xylan is the second most abundant naturally occurring renewable polysaccharide available
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …

Hydrocolloids are among the most widely used ingredients in the food industry. They
function as thickening and gelling agents, texturizers, stabilisers and emulsifiers and in …

The vast majority of bread is traditionally produced from wheat flour. Apart from its major
constituent starch, wheat flour also contains many other types of substances of which the …

Polysaccharides derived from plant foods are major components of the human diet, with
limited contributions of related components from fungal and algal sources. In particular …

Hemicelluloses, comprising the non-cellulose cell-wall polysaccharides of vegetative and
storage tissues of annual and perennial plants, represent an immense renewable resource …

Diets fed to nonruminant animals are composed mainly of feed ingredients of plant origin. A
variety of antinutritional factors such as phytin, nonstarch polysaccharides, and protease …

Grains are important sources of carbohydrates in global dietary patterns. The majority of
these carbohydrates, especially in refined‐grain products, are digestible. Most carbohydrate …

Sprouting induces activation and de novo synthesis of hydrolytic enzymes that make
nutrients available for plant growth and development. Consumption of sprouted grains is …

One major component of plant cell walls is a diverse group of polysaccharides, the
hemicelluloses. Hemicelluloses constitute roughly one-third of the wall biomass and …