Fibermalt is well tolerated in healthy men and women at intakes up to 60 g/d: a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial. (May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maki, Kevin C.; Rains, Tia M.; Kelley, Kathleen M.; Cook, Chad M.; Schild, Arianne L.; Gietl, Eva
• Is Part Of: International journal of food sciences and nutrition. Volume 64:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 281
• Publication Date: 2013-05
• Subjects: Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 641.3
• DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.738652
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-7486

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>In this randomized, double-blind crossover trial, the digestive tolerance of a novel dietary fibre (fibermalt, an indigestible maltose alternan oligosaccharide) was assessed in healthy men and women. Twenty-nine subjects consumed 0 (control), 45 or 60 g of fibre in two doses per day for 2-week treatment periods, each separated by a 2-week washout. Results indicated no differences between treatments in composite gastrointestinal (GI) symptom scores (sum of six GI symptom ratings), individual GI symptoms (nausea, bloating, GI rumbling, gas/flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhoea), bowel characteristics (frequency, faecal consistency, faecal hardness, straining, discomfort and incomplete evacuation) or average daily faecal output. The symptom scores were consistently low for each treatment period with means averaging below 1 out of a possible range of 0–12 for the composite score. The results of this study suggest that fibermalt is well tolerated at intakes up to 60 g of fibre per day.</p> </abstract>