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“The addition of 0.1-200 mmol/L maltitol, difructose anhydride (DFA)III, DFAIV, raffinose , fructooligosaccharide (FOS) or polydextrose (PD) to the mucosal medium increased the net Ca absorption dose-dependently in the jejunum, ileum, cecum and colon preparations.”
“ Calcium and strontium absorption from the gut may be increased by various car bohydrates besides lactose, including cellobiose, sorbose, ribose, xylose, raffinose , melibiose, glucosamine, mannitol, and sorbitol (4).”