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Inulin is a linear fructan consisting of two to more than 70 2,1-linked beta-D-fructofuranoside units. Because such polymers are synthesized from sucrose by repeated fructosyl transfer from a fructosyl donor, inulin (usually, but not always) exhibits a terminal glucose unit
Colonic bacteria ferment inulin. In terms of carbon atoms, the reaction yields 40 % SCFA, 15 % L-lactate, 5 % carbon dioxide, and 40 % bacterial biomass
In Europe this compound is considered as one of the carbohydrate prebiotic references
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