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Fructooligosaccharides

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are short chains of fructose found in onions, garlic, chicory root and bananas. They are a soluble fiber that gut bacteria ferment.

Also listed as FOS, oligofructose, oligofructan

What it is studied for

No health effects are rated for Fructooligosaccharides in the library yet.

Sources

  1. SuppCo · Fructooligosaccharides nutrient profile

Further reading

Illustration for Fructooligosaccharides.GuideFructooligosaccharides in a test: fermentation and toleranceWhat FOS-related microbiome data describe, why prebiotics can also cause bloating, and what the limits of such tests are.Read the article