Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 16, Issue 5 423-428, Copyright © 1997 by American College of Nutrition

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of pectin on satiety in healthy US Army adults

C. M. Tiwary, J. A. Ward and B. A. Jackson
Department of Medical Science, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.

OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that pectin, a source of dietary fiber that delays gastric emptying, increases satiety. METHODS: Male (n = 49) and female (n = 25) US Army employees within normal weight limits were fasted overnight then fed 448 mL of orange juice on 2 separate days followed 4 hours later by 0.473 L of ice cream. On 1 of the 2 days, 5, 10, 15 or 20 g of pectin was mixed with the orange juice. Satiety was measured on a visual analog scale before and at 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours after orange juice and at 0, 30 and 60 minutes after ice cream. Multivariate ANOVA was used to examine satiety as a function of beverage (orange juice vs. orange juice plus pectin), time and pectin dose. RESULTS: There were significant differences in satiety as a function of beverage (p < 0.001) and time (p < 0.001) but not pectin dose (p = 0.121). The effect lasted up to 4 hours after ingesting pectin and orange juice and for 60 minutes after a second meal consisting of ice cream. CONCLUSIONS: Pectin in doses as small as 5 g mixed with orange juice increases satiety and can aid in a program to reduce weight by limiting food intake.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. A. Samra and G H. Anderson Insoluble cereal fiber reduces appetite and short-term food intake and glycemic response to food consumed 75 min later by healthy men Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, October 1, 2007; 86(4): 972 - 979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. A. Welsh, M. E. Cogswell, S. Rogers, H. Rockett, Z. Mei, and L. M. Grummer-Strawn Overweight Among Low-Income Preschool Children Associated With the Consumption of Sweet Drinks: Missouri, 1999-2002 Pediatrics, February 1, 2005; 115(2): e223 - e229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. Saltzman, J. C. Moriguti, S. K. Das, A. Corrales, P. Fuss, A. S. Greenberg, and S. B. Roberts Effects of a Cereal Rich in Soluble Fiber on Body Composition and Dietary Compliance during Consumption of a Hypocaloric Diet J. Am. Coll. Nutr., February 1, 2001; 20(1): 50 - 57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]