Possible Interaction: Cellulose and Dietary Fiber

“This is not to say that pure cellulose or other synthetic, isolated nondigestible carbohydrates should not be allowed in foods, but rather that they should not be included on the fiber line.”

“This is not to say that pure cellulose or other synthetic, isolated nondigestible carbohydrates should not be allowed in foods, but rather that they should not be included on the fiber line.”

“ Chronic fiber supplementation significantly decreased intestinal glucose absorption in rats who had received for 5 wk a fiber-free diet supplemented with either cellulose (10%) or pectin (5%).”

“Based on various surface, microstructural and mechanical characterizations, this review highlights that nano-objects coated on natural fibres (carbon nanotubes, ZnO nanowires, nanocelluloses ) can improve the load transfer and interfacial adhesion between the matrix and the fibres, and the resulting mechanical performances of biocomposites.”

“The fillers retention and the fibres bonding ability are heavily affected by the cellulose refining process that influences chemical and morphological features of the fibres.”

“The chemical composition analysis revealed reductions in the lignin and hemicellulose contents in the treated fibres , promoting exposure of cellulose.”

“In fact, the interactions between water and cellulose at the accessible sites within the fibres ' complex structure are responsible for the rupture of hydrogen bonds and the consequent swelling of the cellulose fibres and consumption of the amorphous regions.”

“Most of the pretreatment processes increased the cellulose and hemicellulose content of the cassava peel and fibre by as high as 155% while sulfuric acid treatment resulted in 25.3% loss in the peel hemicellulose.”