Abstract:Jerusalem artichoke (JA) is a rich source of dietary fiber. The major dietary fiber inside of JA is inulin which is a heterogeneous collections of fructose polymers with many health benefits for humans. To investigate the effect of ultrasound on the inulin from JA, JA powder, Purified JA inulin (PJAI) was treated with 20KHz ultrasound compared with chicory inulin (CI). Ultrasound treatment time had a positive linear relationship with reducing sugar content of these samples. After ultrasound treatment, reducing… Show more
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