Evaluation of hydrocolloids and their applications

Carbohydrate polymers are widespread in nature, and play important roles in all life-stages of the organisms. Although in a nutritional point of view, the most important function of carbohydrate must provide biological fuel, which is reserved in the form of starch or glycogen, some undigestible polysaccharides, either plant hemicelluloses or microbial polysaccharides, have recently attracted attention because of the physiological effect as dietary fibers. Many polysaccharides are recognized as valuable food additives due to their original physicochemical properties. The polymers used for food applications are mainly thickening or gelling polysaccharides. Some are also used to stabilize emulsion or to suspend solid particles

کلیدواژه ها:

carbohydrate polymers ، biological fuel ، hemicelluloses ، dietary fibers ، thickening