Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) – Prebiotic for Infant Formula & Functional Foods
Product Introduction
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are produced from sucrose through enzymatic transformation with fructosyltransferase and refined using modern bioengineering technology. Naturally occurring and enzymatically derived FOS are nearly linear in structure. As a non-reducing sugar, FOS exhibits properties similar to sucrose, including viscosity, water activity, moisture retention, thermal stability, and acid resistance, making it highly suitable for a wide range of food processing applications.
Applications
FOS is widely recognized as a 21st-century functional sugar due to its nutritional, health-promoting, and physiological benefits. It functions as a prebiotic, selectively stimulating the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria such as bifidobacteria.
It has been extensively applied in:
Infant & Dairy Products: milk powder, yogurt, lactic acid beverages
Health Foods & Suppl…