- Fructooliogasaccharide(FOS) power #95 - Probiotics perfect foods  prebiotic

FOS is a short-chain carbohydrate naturally found in many plants and is a type of prebiotic. It is composed of 2 to 4 fructose units and starts with a glucose unit. Oligofructose has the characteristics of low calories and low sweetness, and cannot be directly absorbed by the human small intestine, so it has little effect on blood sugar. Its main function is to serve as a food for probiotics, promote the growth of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria in the intestine, and maintain the balance of intestinal microecology. In addition, oligofructose can improve intestinal health, enhance intestinal function, improve mineral absorption, reduce blood sugar response, lower cholesterol, prevent constipation, etc. In the food industry, oligofructose is often used as a food additive, such as beverages, yogurt, candy, etc. A moderate intake of oligofructose is beneficial to human health, but excessive intake may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Application of oligofructose in food and health products

Europe, America, Japan and other countries have applied oligofructose to a variety of foods such as lactic acid bacteria beverages, solid beverages, candies, biscuits, bread,

jelly, cold drinks, soups, cereals, etc. The addition of oligofructose not only improves the nutritional and health value of food, but also effectively prolongs the shelf life

of a variety of foods such as ice cream, yogurt, jam, etc. In addition, oligofructose has low calories, does not cause obesity or increase blood sugar, and is an ideal new

health sweetener. It can be used as a food base in food to meet the needs of diabetics, obese patients and hypoglycemic patients.

Oligofructose is widely used in infant foods, especially dairy products, such as infant milk powder, pure milk, flavored milk, fermented milk, lactic acid bacteria beverages,

various milk powders, etc. Adding an appropriate amount of prebiotics such as oligofructose, inulin, and lactulose to infant milk powder can promote the growth of

bifidobacteria or lactobacilli in the colon. As a bioactive prebiotic and water-soluble dietary fiber, oligofructose is used in drinking water. It can not only meet the basic

physiological functions and metabolic needs of the human body, but also promote human health. Their effects complement each other and bring out the best in each other.

Oligofructose can be used as an activation factor for minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, and iron, and can achieve the effect of promoting the

absorption of minerals and trace elements. For example, adding oligofructose to foods and health products such as calcium, iron, and zinc can improve the efficacy

of the products.

Application of oligofructose in special medical foods

Although oligofructose is believed to not play the full role of dietary fiber due to its small molecular weight, this property makes it well compatible with liquid special

medical foods, which are mostly fed by patients through tubes. Many dietary fibers are not compatible with liquid medical foods. Insoluble fibers are easy to precipitate

and block the feeding tube, while soluble dietary fibers increase the viscosity of the product, which makes it more difficult to administer drugs through fixed tubes.

Oligofructose can play many physiological effects of dietary fiber, such as regulating intestinal function, maintaining colon integrity, anti-transplantation, changing the

way of nitrogen excretion and increasing the absorption of minerals. In short, the good compatibility of oligofructose with liquid medical food and its many physiological

effects make oligofructose widely used in special medical foods.