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Nondigestibility Characteristics of Inulin and Oligofructose in Humans¹

Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Internal Medicine, Göteborg University, SE 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden

²To whom correspondence should be addressed.

The ileostomy model is considered to be a reliable model to reflect small bowel absorption. Studies in ileostomy subjects have shown that inulin and oligofructose pass through the small bowel without degradation and without influencing the absorption of nitrogen, fat, starch, calcium, magnesium or zinc. Inulin and oligofructose do not have any considerable effect on cholesterol absorption or bile acid excretion.

KEY WORDS: • oligofructose • cholesterol • nitrogen • zinc • iron • humans

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