1. In Vitro digestibility of selected polymers
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A. Seo and M. E. Kunkel
- Subjects
Environmental Engineering ,food.ingredient ,Polymers and Plastics ,Starch ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,food and beverages ,Cellophane ,Pullulan ,Polyethylene ,Biodegradable polymer ,Gelatin ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Residue (chemistry) ,food ,chemistry ,law ,visual_art ,Shellac ,Materials Chemistry ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Organic chemistry ,Food science - Abstract
In vitro digestibility of 10 polymers was studied. Only starch, starch blend, gelatin, and silk were more than 10% digested by the enzyme cocktail. Cellophane, polyhydroxy-β-valerate, pullulan, levan, shellac, ethylene vinyl alcohol, and polyethylene were less than 10% digestible. The implications from these data are that these materials would act physiologically as dietary fiber or residue.
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- 1994
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