FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES
CAS Number: 308066-66-2
Product Category:Excipients
Chemical Information
English Name: Fructooligosaccharides
Synonyms: Oligofructose, FOS
Basic Parameters
Molecular Formula: Variable (Oligosaccharide Mixture, Main components: GFn, Fn)
Average Molecular Weight: Mixed Polymer (Variable)
Additional Information
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are natural functional water-soluble oligosaccharides compliant with national food safety and industrial production standards, consisting of short-chain fructose polymers linked by β-1,2-glycosidic bonds. It features pure and refreshing sweetness, about 30%-60% sweetness of sucrose with no peculiar aftertaste, low calorific value and excellent processing stability. It maintains stable properties under high temperature and conventional food pH conditions, not easy to decompose or discolor during production. As a high-quality prebiotic ingredient, it can selectively proliferate intestinal beneficial bacteria, regulate intestinal flora balance, improve gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, and inhibit harmful bacterial growth. Widely used in functional health foods, dairy products, beverages, solid drinks, pharmaceutical nutritional preparations and low-sugar formula products, it is a mainstream high-safety functional sugar raw material in the food and nutrition industry.