Inulin

Inulin is a polysaccharide (polysaccharide). It is made up of fructose units and is therefore a type of  fructan. Inulin is mainly found in plants such as chicory, Jerusalem artichokes and artichokes.

Inulin is often advertised as a prebiotic dietary fibre. This is because it can be a food source for certain intestinal bacteria. Inulin passes through the small intestine undigested and enters the large intestine where it is fermented by the resident gut flora.
The fermentation of unabsorbed fructooligosaccharides can produce large amounts of gas, depending on the gut flora and the rate of passage through the intestine. This leads to bloating, abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea and changes in stool consistency, although the intensity of the symptoms varies greatly from person to person.

The tolerance of inulin varies greatly from person to person. People with fructose intolerance can react sensitively to it, which is why we avoid inulin in our foods, for example in our organic probiotic drink Fructo-Biotic. This helps to build up healthy intestinal flora and does not contain inulin.