Category Archives: Pectin

The Pectin Content of Oranges

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Oranges contain fibre, which is mainly in the form of pectin. Pectin is a common fibre in fruit and it gives fruit health properties that are not present in pectin-free foods. One aspect of pectin that is useful is the … Continue reading →

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The Diverse Effects of Fibre

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fibre is a heterogenous group of non-digestible plant polysaccharides. Due to the structural heterogeneity, dietary fibre from different sources shows physiological and biochemical differences in humans. One of the effects of fibre in human nutrition is that of modification … Continue reading →

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Fibre And Insulin Resistance

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Nutrient overload is one of the primary, if not the primary drivers, of insulin resistance. Too much energy in the form of fructose can overload the hepatocytes of the liver with energy and this stimulates the de novo lipogenesis pathway. … Continue reading →

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Short Chain Fatty Acids Lower Blood Cholesterol?

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiological studies suggest that fibre consumption is associated with lower plasma cholesterol concentrations. It has been suggested that the plasma cholesterol lowering effects of high fibre diets may be responsible for their cardioprotective effects. For example, it is estimated from … Continue reading →

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Pectin Fibre: Digestive Effects on Steroid Excretion

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Pectin is a fibre found mainly in the cell walls of fruits. Pectin is a soluble form of fibre, which means that in the aqueous environment of the gut, it absorbs water and forms a viscous gel-like substance. This transformation … Continue reading →

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Soluble Fibre and Short Chain Fatty Acids

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Plant fibre is an important part of the human diet. In fact, plant fibres may be conditionally essential to human health where starch forms part of the macronutrient intake. This relates to the ability of dietary fibre to modulate glucose … Continue reading →

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Fibre Enzyme Interactions: More on the Effects of Fibre

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Fibre is not officially an essential component of the diet. However, evidence has been mounting for a number of decades to show that carbohydrate containing low fibre diets cause disease. In particular, carbohydrate diets devoid of fibre are thought to … Continue reading →

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More On Pectin Fibre And Cholesterol

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Grapefruits (Citrus paradisi) have been shown to be beneficial at lowering plasma cholesterol levels. This is thought to relate to their fibre content which is mainly in the form of the soluble fibre pectin. The pectin concentration of whole grapefruit … Continue reading →

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Citrus and Vitamin C

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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