The new dietary fiber has health significance to the human body

The new dietary fiber has at least one of the following health significance to the human body: 

1. Increase the volume of stool, promote defecation or improve the regularity of defecation; 

2. Lower blood total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels; 

3. Reduce fasting and postprandial blood sugar, insulin levels, or improve insulin sensitivity; 

4. Provide productive metabolites for colon fermentation, or increase the number or activity of beneficial bacteria.

Resistant dextrin is a kind of water-soluble dietary fiber prepared by dextrin reaction under acidic conditions. It has good acid, heat stability, high digestive tolerance, low glycemic index, low insulin index as well as a low calorie and neutral taste. In China, resistant dextrin was approved as a common food raw material (2012); In the United States, resistant dextrin is GRAS certified and there is no intake limit, in addition, it is one of the non-digestive carbohydrates (NDCS) that meet the definition of "dietary fiber" and need to be included in the dietary fiber content of nutrition facts and supplement ingredients labels. In Japan, resistant dextrin (also known as indigestible dextrin) is one of the ingredients approved for food for Specific Health Use (FOSHU), which is used in related products to improve gastrointestinal conditions and regulate blood sugar levels. According to the statistics of functional labeling foods passed by Japan in 2022, resistant dextrin is the fourth largest raw material in the number of declarations, and the main health claims are to inhibit fat and sugar absorption and regulate intestinal health (relieve constipation).