Is Fructo-oligosaccharide A Dietary Fiber?

Prebiotics are nutrients for probiotics and can promote the proliferation of probiotics. Prebiotics are also dietary fiber, which is very helpful for human health and is one of the seven essential nutrients for the human body.

FOS is a dietary fiber and a type of prebiotic. It is a type of oligosaccharide. It has the characteristics of low calories, is a natural active ingredient, and is also an excellent water-soluble dietary fiber. Even diabetic patients can take it with confidence.FOS has been proven to be the only all-natural ingredient with both super bifidus factors and water-soluble dietary fiber. It is recognized by more than 200 countries and regions worldwide and is widely used in food, health care, alcohol, cosmetics and feed. At present, FOS has been approved by the Chinese government as "health food", "food ingredient" and "nutritional enhancer", and the market for related functional products is also developing rapidly. Studies have shown that FOS has a variety of functional effects on humans and animals, such as enhancing immunity, lowering blood sugar, and lowering cholesterol.

Proliferate beneficial bacteria and improve immunity

The intestinal microecological environment is closely related to human health. There are about 1,000 species of intestinal bacteria in the healthy human intestine, with a number of about 104, including many beneficial bacteria (such as bifidobacteria, lactobacilli) and harmful bacteria (such as coliform bacteria, gas-performing bacteria). As people grow, develop, their nutritional status and mental state change, their intestinal flora will also change, and have a significant impact on their immunity, aging and health. FOS is a recognized bifidobacterium factor, which can be fermented by beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria, and partially converted into short-chain fatty acids (mainly acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid) and a small amount of gas, which is beneficial to the health of the host.

Lower blood sugar

Oligofructose is a functional oligosaccharide with a degree of polymerization of 2 to 9. It is not absorbed by the human digestive system. After taking it, it will not be decomposed into small molecular monosaccharides such as glucose in the body, so it will not cause blood sugar fluctuations and is friendly to diabetics.

Promote mineral absorption

FOS is a water-soluble dietary fiber that cannot be digested and absorbed by the stomach and small intestine. After entering the large intestine, it ferments to produce organic acids, which lowers the pH of the intestine, forms an acidic environment, acidifies the contents of the lumen, increases calcium solubility, and promotes calcium absorption in the body.

Moisturize the intestine and relieve constipation

FOS has a good effect in treating functional constipation. Since the digestive enzymes in the intestine cannot decompose FOS, it will not be digested and absorbed by the stomach and small intestine after entering the intestine, and can enter the large intestine intact. Through continuous fermentation in the intestine, the metabolites such as acetic acid and lactic acid are produced, such as ammonia, indole, and ammonia, which increase the peristalsis of the intestine and increase defecation.

As a functional oligofructose, FOS has the effects of enhancing immunity, promoting mineral absorption, improving lipid metabolism, and lowering blood sugar. It plays an extremely important role in human health and is a very potential sugar source. It is widely used in food, health products, cosmetics, feed and other fields.