Digestive tolerance of different doses of NUTRIOSE® FB in healthy men

W.J. PASMAN, A.F.M. KARDINAAL, M.H. SANIEZ, D. WILS, and I. CRISTIANI
Dietary Fiber 2003, 18-21 May, Helsinki

The study evaluates the digestive tolerance of NUTRIOSE® FB either administered during a short or a long period of time.

W.J. PASMAN(1), A.F.M. KARDINAAL(1), M.H. SANIEZ(2), D. WILS(2), and I. CRISTIANI(2)
Dietary Fiber 2003, 18-21 May



  1. TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Department of Nutrional Physiology, PO Box 360, 3700 AJ, Zeist, The Netherlands
  2. ROQUETTE Frères, Toxicology and Nutrition Department, 62080 LESTREM Cedex, France


NUTRIOSE® FB is a dextrin obtained from wheat starch. In contrast to GLUCIDEX® 6, which is a standard maltodextrin, NUTRIOSE® FB is not completely hydrolysed and absorbed in the small intestine, due to many α 1-6 linkages and the presence of non-digestible glucosidic linkages ( e.g.  α 1-2 and α 1-3). Compared with other low digestible carbohydrates, NUTRIOSE® FB may show a better tolerance as it is partly digested and absorbed in the small intestine and is slightly excreted in the faeces.


The aim of the study was to assess the digestive tolerance of NUTRIOSE® FB either administered during a short or a long period of time.

CONCLUSION

NUTRIOSE® FB which is a soluble dietary fibre is well tolerated when administered for one week as well as for a four-week period.
At 45 g/d no negative effect on gastrointestinal parameters was recorded. Higher daily dosages (60 and 80g/d) may result in flatulence and bloating that do not disappear with a 7 days adaptation period. No diarrhoea was recorded in both studies at a level as high as 80 g/d.

In conclusion: NUTRIOSE® FB is a very well tolerated soluble dietary fibre.