Table 1. NDCs used for anaerobic in vitro incubations with human faecal samples in fermentation (f) 1 and 2 and their suppliers.
| Class | NDC | Commercial name and supplier | f1 | f2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| α-Glucans | Pyrodextrin | Fibersol-2; gifted by Matsutani, Itami-City, Japan | x | |
| Pullulan | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-PULLN) | x | ||
| Resistant starch type II | Hylon VII, National Starch and Chemical Comp., Bridgewater, USA | x | ||
| Resistant starch type III | Novelose330, National Starch and Chemical Comp., Bridgewater, USA | x | ||
| β-Glucans | β-Glucan from barley | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-BGBL) | x | |
| β-Glucan from barley | Glucagel, PolyCell Technologies, Crookston, USA | x | ||
| Laminarin | Sigma Aldrich, UK (cat no. L9634) | x | ||
| Deoxy-hexose | Rhamnose | Sigma Aldrich, UK (cat no. W373011) | x | x |
| Pectins | Rhamnogalacturonan from potato | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-RHAM1) | x | |
| Apple pectin | Sigma Aldrich, UK (cat no. 76282) | x | x | |
| Galactomannans | Carob galactomannan | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-GALML) | x | |
| Guar galactomannan | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-GGMMV) | x | ||
| Hemicellulose | Arabinoxylan | Megazyme, Bray, Ireland (cat no. P-WAXYL) | x | |
| Inulin-type fructans | Oligofructose, DP=2–8 | Orafti P95, gifted by Beneo, Tienen, Belgium | x | |
| Medium-chain inulin, average DP⩾10 | Orafti GR, Beneo, Tienen, Belgium | x | ||
| Long-chain inulin, average DP⩾23 | Orafti HP, gifted by Beneo, Tienen, Belgium | x | x |
Abbreviations: DP, degree of polymerisation; NDC, non-digestible dietary carbohydrate.