Compounds, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(2), С. 8 - 8
Опубликована: Март 26, 2025
FOSs are short-chain fructose-based oligosaccharides with notable functional and health benefits. Naturally present in various fruits vegetables, primarily produced enzymatically or microbially from sucrose long-chain fructans, namely, inulin. Enzymes such as fructosyltransferase, β-fructofuranosidase, endoinulinase typically involved its production. The chemical structure of consists an assembly fructose residues combined a glucose unit. increasing consumer demand for healthy foods has driven the widespread use food industry. Thus, have been incorporated into dairy products, beverages, snacks, pet foods. Beyond feed applications, serve low-calorie sweetener used dietary supplements pharmaceuticals. As prebiotic, they enhance gut by promoting growth beneficial bacteria, aid digestion, improve mineral absorption, help regulate cholesterol triglyceride levels. Generally recognized safe (GRAS) approved global regulatory agencies, valuable ingredient both applications. This review provides updated perspective on natural sources occurrence FOSs, their structures, physicochemical physiological features, some focus critical assessment potential Moreover, FOS production methods concisely addressed, forthcoming developments involving suggested.
Язык: Английский