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Plant Cell Walls and Food Quality

Waldron, K.W., Parker, M.L., Smith, A.C.·2003·Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

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Plant cell walls constitute the key structural components of plants and many plant‐based foods. They are well known for contributing to a range of “quality” characteristics, from organoleptic texture to the properties of dietary fiber. Much of the research on cell walls has focused on the physiological aspects of plant growth and development with the belief that this route holds the key to controlling quality characteristics. In addition, consideration of quality has often been determined by what is easily measurable. This review assesses critically the role of plant cell walls in relation to the ultimate determinant of quality – the consumer, but within a whole food‐chain context. We conclude that effective exploitation of cell‐wall research in relation to optimizing quality requires an integrated approach taking into account the multi‐functional roles of plant cell walls, and the diversity of consumer‐related quality dimensions.

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  • Cellulose and its derivatives and NSPs constitute dietary fiber, along with other undigested polysaccharides such as RS, which are fermented in the colon by bacterial enzymes.

    “Thus, they constitute dietary fiber, along with other undigested polysaccharides such as RS (see below), which are fermented in the colon by bacterial enzymes (Waldron et al., 2003).”

    From Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health (2017) · cites this paper as Waldron et al., 2003

  • Cellulose and its derivatives and NSPs remain indigestible by human digestive enzymes.

    “However, cellulose and its derivatives and the NSPs described above remain indigestible by human digestive enzymes.”

    From Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health (2017) · cites this paper as Waldron et al., 2003

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Authors
Waldron, K. W., Parker, M. L., & Smith, A. C.
Affiliations
Norwich Research Park (GB)
Venue
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2003-10
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
128-146
ISSN
1541-4337 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2128394227
Cited by
389
References
204
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food composition and properties
Keywords
plant cell wall, food quality, dietary fiber, consumer perception, food chain, plant-based foods

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