Product Introduction
Inulin is contained in the protoplasm of cells in colloidal form, and unlike starch, it is easily soluble in hot water, and it is precipitated from water with ethanol, and does not react with iodine. Moreover, inulin is very easy to hydrolyze fructose under dilute acid, which is the characteristic of all fructans. It can also be hydrolyzed into fructose by inulase. Enzymes that break down inulin are deficient in both humans and animals.
Inulin is another form of energy storage for plants in addition to starch, which is an ideal functional food ingredient and a good raw material for the production of fructooligosaccharides, polyfructose, high fructose syrup, crystalline fructose and other products.
Inulin is a nutrient supplements water-soluble dietary fiber that can hardly be hydrolyzed and digested by gastric acid, and is only used by beneficial microorganisms in the colon, thereby improving the intestinal environment. Studi…