Oligofructose

Oligofructose (fructooligosaccharide) is a multiple sugar which has between 30 and 50% of the sweetening power of sucrose and is therefore also used as a sugar substitute.

Because digestion enzymes can not degrade them, it is one of the dietary fibers and is added as a prebiotic, for example, yogurt for the stimulation of the desired thick thrombacteria for a healthy intestinal flora. If foodstuffs contain no other sugars (mono- or disaccharides), they can be praised as "sugar-free" despite the sweet taste. If they contain mono- or disaccharides (eg from fruits), they can be declared as "without sugar addition". Oligofructose is composed of three to 10 1,2-β-glycosidically linked fructose units (similar to inulin, whose chain consists of approximately 35 units) and is marketed in a patented form under the name Raftiline or Raftilose. Single-level Edit source text

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