Carob pulp preparation rich in insoluble fibre lowers total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients

Abstract

Daily consumption of food products enriched with carob fibre shows beneficial effects on human blood lipid profile and may be effective in prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

Intake of brown rice lees reduces waist circumference and improves metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetes

“…In contrast, the effect of insoluble dietary fiber on lipid profiles is unclear. Some studies have reported that insoluble dietary fiber also lowers plasma cholesterol levels [31,32]. However, most carefully controlled studies indicate that insoluble fiber does not affect serum cholesterol concentrations [33,34].…”

Use of Carob Flour in the Production of Tarhana

“…Total dietary fibre of carob flour was observed to be 35.2% in this study which is consistent with the previous results [Iıpumbu, 2008] of 30-36% obtained by the same method. High dietary fibre content of CF was previously reported to exhibit valuable health-promoting attributes such as blood cholesterol lowering, antioxidant properties and the reduced risk of gastrointestinal cancer [Zunft et al, 2003]. …”

Degree of roasting of carob flour affecting the properties of gluten-free cakes and cookies

“…In fact, the carob fibre can be used to minimize the lipid oxidation in cookies; in a similar way that tocopherol does (Haber 2002). Several studies have also reported a cholesterol attenuation activity of this carob fibre (Ruiz-Roso et al 2010;Zunft et al 2003), an antiatherosclerotic effect of carob pod insoluble fibre in rabbits (Valero-Muñoz et al 2014) and even a carob pod treatment for acute-onset diarrhea has been proposed (Loeb et al 1989). Added to that, carob is also rich in D-pinitol, a compound that can lower blood glucose and has antiinflammatory effects (Tetik et al 2011).…”