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A trademark name for wheat dextrin is Nutriose manufactured by Roquette. Nutriose is the name given to a range of SF made from wheat and corn starch. I am fairly certain that Novartis - the manufacture of Benefiber - is sourcing their wheat dextrin from Roquette. Nutriose is a soluble resistant dextrin that behaves like a resistant starch. It is composed of 70-85% SF and 5-10% digestible saccharides or carbohydrates.

I am not precisely sure how they manufacture Nutriose. There are a few publications on the Nutriose web site in the Science section (publications and posters) that give some clues. It appears they use a process of Dextrinization - the breaking down of starch molecules by heat or enzymes - followed by chromatographic fractionation. I don't think but I am not certain that nasty chemicals are not used in these processes. It might be worthwhile calling Roquette and asking them some questions.

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