TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of short-chain carbohydrates in common Australian vegetables and fruits by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
AU - Muir, Jane Grey
AU - Rose, Rosemary
AU - Rosella, Ourania
AU - Liels, Kelly
AU - Barrett, Jacqueline Susanne
AU - Shepherd, Susan Joy
AU - Gibson, Peter Raymond
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) are short-chain carbohydrates
that can be poorly absorbed by the small intestine and may have a wide range of effects on
gastrointestinal processes. FODMAPs include lactose, fructose in excess of glucose, fructans and
fructooligosaccharides (FOS, nystose, kestose), galactooligosaccharides (GOS, raffinose, stachyose),
and sugar polyols (sorbitol, mannitol). This paper describes an analytical approach based on HPLC
with ELSD that quantifies the major FODMAPs in 45 vegetables and 41 fruits. Sorbitol and/or mannitol
were measured in 18 vegetables (range ) 0.09-2.96 g/100 g of fw), raffinose and/or stachyose in
7 vegetables (0.08-0.68 g/100 g of fw), and nystose and/or kestose in 19 vegetables (0.02-0.71
g/100 g of fw). Apple, pear, mango, clingstone peach, and watermelon all contained fructose in excess
of glucose. Sorbitol was measured in 15 fruits (0.53-5.99 g/100 g of fw), mannitol was found in 2
fruits, and nystose or kestose was measured in 8 fruits. Understanding the importance of dietary
FODMAPs will be greatly assisted by comprehensive food composition data.
AB - Fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) are short-chain carbohydrates
that can be poorly absorbed by the small intestine and may have a wide range of effects on
gastrointestinal processes. FODMAPs include lactose, fructose in excess of glucose, fructans and
fructooligosaccharides (FOS, nystose, kestose), galactooligosaccharides (GOS, raffinose, stachyose),
and sugar polyols (sorbitol, mannitol). This paper describes an analytical approach based on HPLC
with ELSD that quantifies the major FODMAPs in 45 vegetables and 41 fruits. Sorbitol and/or mannitol
were measured in 18 vegetables (range ) 0.09-2.96 g/100 g of fw), raffinose and/or stachyose in
7 vegetables (0.08-0.68 g/100 g of fw), and nystose and/or kestose in 19 vegetables (0.02-0.71
g/100 g of fw). Apple, pear, mango, clingstone peach, and watermelon all contained fructose in excess
of glucose. Sorbitol was measured in 15 fruits (0.53-5.99 g/100 g of fw), mannitol was found in 2
fruits, and nystose or kestose was measured in 8 fruits. Understanding the importance of dietary
FODMAPs will be greatly assisted by comprehensive food composition data.
UR - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/jf802700e
U2 - 10.1021/jf802700e
DO - 10.1021/jf802700e
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-8561
VL - 57
SP - 554
EP - 565
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
IS - 2
ER -