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- noun Plural form of
fructan .
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Examples
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may help protect against osteoporosis by boosting the body's absorption of calcium and could have other health benefits, they said.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may be used in a new genre of processed foods with health benefits and as a source of nutrients that helps the body's absorption of calcium, according to Mercedes López, National Polytechnic Institute,
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may be used in a new genre of processed foods with health benefits and as a source of nutrients that helps the body's absorption of calcium, according to Mercedes López, National Polytechnic Institute,
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may help protect against osteoporosis by boosting the body's absorption of calcium and could have other health benefits, they said.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may be used in a new genre of processed foods with health benefits and as a source of nutrients that helps the body's absorption of calcium, according to Mercedes López, National Polytechnic Institute,
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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Foods spiked with "fructans" from the agave plant may help protect against osteoporosis by boosting the body's absorption of calcium and could have other health benefits, they said.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Three other categories of sugars have also been found to cause absorption and fermentation problems in some people—including fructans that are found in wheat and rye, galactans that are found in legumes, and polyols, found in some fruits and in artificial sweeteners such as sorbitol and mannitol.
When Everyday Foods Are Hard to Digest Melinda Beck 2011
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In fact, some experts say it's possible that people who do not have celiac disease but still have trouble digesting wheat products may actually be sensitive to the fructans in wheat rather than the gluten, which is protein component.
When Everyday Foods Are Hard to Digest Melinda Beck 2011
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The highly invasive purple Perilla fructans, banned in the state of Tennessee as having no manners, was photographed in bloom.
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Many drugs are destroyed by stomach acids before they can reach the colon but the tequila compounds, a class of polysaccharides known as fructans, resist destruction in the stomach and could allow more of the drugs to reach the colon intact.
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