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Cyclodextrins in Food Technology and Human Nutrition: Benefits and Limitations

Fenyvesi, É., Vikmon, M., Szente, L.·2016·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

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Cyclodextrins are tasteless, odorless, nondigestible, noncaloric, noncariogenic saccharides, which reduce the digestion of carbohydrates and lipids. They have low glycemic index and decrease the glycemic index of the food. They are either non- or only partly digestible by the enzymes of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract and fermented by the gut microflora. Based on these properties, cyclodextrins are dietary fibers useful for controlling the body weight and blood lipid profile. They are prebiotics, improve the intestinal microflora by selective proliferation of bifidobacteria. These antiobesity and anti-diabetic effects make them bioactive food supplements and nutraceuticals. In this review, these features are evaluated for α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins, which are the cyclodextrin variants approved by authorities for food applications. The mechanisms behind these effects are reviewed together with the applications as solubilizers, stabilizers of dietary lipids, such as unsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, vitamins, flavonoids, carotenoids and other nutraceuticals. The recent applications of cyclodextrins for reducing unwanted components, such as trans-fats, allergens, mycotoxins, acrylamides, bitter compounds, as well as in smart active packaging of foods are also overviewed.

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  • Cyclodextrins represent dietary fibers useful in controlling body mass and blood lipid profile and improving intestinal microbiota through selective proliferation of Bifidobacterium, and their anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects make them bioactive nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals.

    “As they are considered tasteless, odorless, non-digestible, non-caloric, and non-cariogenic saccharides, cyclodextrins represent dietary fibers useful in controlling body mass and blood lipid profile besides improving the intestinal microbiota through the selective proliferation of Bifidobacterium. These anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects make them bioactive nutritional supplements and nutrace”
  • Almost 98% of cyclodextrin glucose-based rings pass through the small intestine without being absorbed, reaching the large intestine where they are metabolized by intestinal microbiota to compounds such as acyclic maltodextrin, maltose, glucose, etc., and are finally absorbed.

    “Almost 98% of these glucose-based rings pass through the small intestine without being absorbed, reaching the large intestine where they are metabolized by the intestinal microbiota to compounds such as acyclic maltodextrin, maltose, glucose, etc., and are finally absorbed [79].”

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Authors
Fenyvesi, É., Vikmon, M., & Szente, L.
Affiliations
CycloLab (Hungary) (HU)
Corresponding author
Fenyvesi, É.
Venue
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Published
2016-06-27
Volume
56
Issue
12
Pages
1981-2004
ISSN
  • 1040-8398 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-7852
OpenAlex
W2114613471
Cited by
223
References
173
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food composition and properties
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems
Keywords
cyclodextrins, dietary fiber, prebiotics, glycemic index, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic effects, gut microbiota, Bifidobacterium, nutraceuticals, trans fat reduction, allergen reduction, mycotoxin reduction, acrylamide reduction, active packaging, α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin, γ-cyclodextrin
MeSH terms
Body Weight, Cholesterol, Cyclodextrins, Dietary Fats, Dietary Fiber, Digestion, Fermentation, Food Additives, Food Technology, Humans, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Food Packaging, Dietary Supplements, Prebiotics

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