Polydextrose could increase satiety, reduce energy intake

Polydextrose fibre could be used to increase consumer satiety and reduce subsequent energy intake, a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has shown.

In the study, 21 participants consumed chocolate milk drinks with an equal energy load and varying doses of Litesse Ultra polydextrose from DuPont Danisco, from 0 g up to 25 g, 90 minutes before being served an unlimited pasta test meal.

Once each participant had eaten to the point of being ‘comfortably full’, the researchers determined the exact amount of energy they had consumed. Total meal energy intake was significantly lower in participants who had received 6.3, 12.5 or 25 g Litesse Ultra in the pre-meal snack, compared to the no-polydextrose control.

Consumption of 25 g polydextrose led to the lowest meal energy intake, indicating that the impact on satiety is dose-dependent. In addition, the researchers found that both the 12.5 and 25 g polydextrose doses were linked to a lower total energy intake over the entire day.

The article, Polydextrose results in a dose-dependent reduction in ad libitum energy intake at a subsequent test meal, was published online on www.journals.cambridge.org.