Further Scientific Support Emerging for Nutriose Soluble Fiber

Roquette presented the results of a recent clinical trial, which evaluated the impact of the soluble prebiotic fibre NUTRIOSE on some of the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome.

16/07/09 Roquette took an active part in two recent professional events: Probiotech, a congress dedicated to prebiotics and probiotics, which took place on 22-23 June 2009 in Nantes, France, and the Dietary Fiber conference, held in Vienna, Austria, on 1-3 July 2009.

At both occasions, Roquette – represented by Catherine Lefranc-Millot at Probiotech and by Laetitia Deremaux at Dietary Fiber – presented the results of a recent clinical trial, which evaluated the impact of the soluble prebiotic fibre NUTRIOSE on some of the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome. NUTRIOSE soluble fiber is a range of food dextrin with high fiber content of up to 85% (dry substance).

This study showed in particular that a daily dietary supplementation with NUTRIOSE in overweight male adults had resulted in significant decreases in body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, hunger feeling and caloric intake.

Attendees were really interested in the new results and in the potential promises offered by NUTRIOSE in the context of the worldwide obesity epidemic. Prebiotics such as NUTRIOSE seem to be the breeding ground for new areas of research linking the colonic fermentation to health benefits.

About 85 people attended the Probiotech congress. Fifteen speakers, from research and industry, tried to clarify diverse aspects of this huge topic: latest scientific knowledge, regulatory context, new mixes (synbiotics), new potential development for the food, feed and personal care industries, ways of protecting and stabilizating these health ingredients. Moreover, related health themes such as obesity, infectious diseases and senescent immunity were dealt with.

As regards Dietary Fiber, which takes place every 3 years, the audience was larger with about 300 attendees. Scientists, regulators and industry representatives discussed various points such as analytical methods, processing, legislation, prebiotics, glycaemic response, satiety, and mechanisms which could explain the health benefits of dietary fibers.