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Summary and additional literature

This case covered the general principles of carbohydrate and fibre analyses. Carbohydrates can be divided into several classes which each have their characteristic chemical and nutritional properties. To measure all the individual carbohydrate classes a broad range of methods should be used. Not all methods were covered in detail in this case. The literature below can be used to get more detailed insight into classification and analysis of carbohydrates.

Overview of carbohydrate analysis methods that are often used for FCDBs:

• Greenfield and Southgate. Food composition data, production, managements and use. Chapter 7 page 111-120

Overview papers on classification and measurement of carbohydrates:

• Cummings, JH and Stephen, AM. Carbohydrate terminology and classification. European Journal of Clinical nutrition (2007); 61 (Suppl 1), S5-S18

• Englyst, KN et al. Review: Nutritional characterization and measurement of dietary carbohydrates. European Journal of Clinical nutrition (2007); 61 (Suppl 1), S19-S39

• Monro, J and Burlingame, B. Carbohydrates and related food components: INFOODS tagnames, meaning and uses. Journal of food composition and analysis 9. 100-1108 (1996)

• Carbohydrates in human nutrition. FAO Food and nutrition paper (1997)

For a complete overview of carbohydrate analysis and detailed technical procedures:

• D.A.T Southgate. Determination of food carbohydrates. Second edition, Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1991.