date:Jun 05, 2012
binoxylan-oligosaccharides (AXOS) at high levels. Placebo breads were prepared using the same ingredients but no endoxylanases were used.
Forty healthy adults were then recruited to participate in a double-blind, placebo controlled human intervention study. Volunteers were randomly assigned to consume placebo breads or test breads containing 2.2 g arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides for 21 days. This was followed by a 21 day washout period before the volunteers were crossed over to the other group.