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Inulin has excellent nutritional and functional characteristics and can be used to replace fat, flour, and sugar. Want to know if your favorite packaged foods contain inulin?
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Inulin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great Yogurt and Kefir Conspiracy ... We should learn from our experiences with sucrose and apply them to Inulin/FOS. Instead of adding refined, super concentrated Inulin/FOS to your food, eat the foods that naturally contain Inulin/FOS.
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Examples of functional foods include foods that contain specific minerals, vitamins, fatty acids or dietary fibre, foods with added biologically active ... Prebiotics: A non-digestible component that has beneficial affects by stimulating the growth of bacteria in the colon. Examples include inulin and oligofructose.
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Some foods naturally contain disease-fighting, health promoting properties, while others contain elements that may hinder your health goals. Find out information that may surprise you with these helpful food facts.
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Inulin is recommended sometimes for diabetics; it has a mildly sweet taste, and is filling like starchy foods, but because it is not absorbed, it does not affect blood sugar levels. Despite the similarity of its name to insulin, inulin has no connection with that hormone either chemically or through physiological activity.
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We should learn from our experiences with sucrose and apply them to Inulin/FOS. Instead of adding refined, super concentrated Inulin/FOS to your food, eat the foods that naturally contain Inulin/FOS.
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Among the foods that contain the necessary compounds, called oligosaccharides, including a particular one, inulin, are artichokes, asparagus, onions, chicory, garlic, leeks, bananas and dried peas and beans. Inulin is also being added to certain foods that are being called prebiotic supplements.
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Polyfructoses (Inulin and Oligofructans) ... Many whole foods contain 5 or more grams of fiber, and in their whole, unprocessed form, would be highly supportive of health. When foods are processed, however, most or all of this fiber is often lost.
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Composition useful for the reduction of the cardiovascular risk and foods that contain it description/claims ... Next Patent Application: Layered cereal bars containing inulin and their methods of manufacture; Industry Class: Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products; ###;
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