Background Currently, there is a growing interest in the identification of new molecules that
promote health and exhibit potential for technological applications. Prebiotics are functional …

Background The prebiotic properties of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are well documented.
The high demand of functional food by the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology …

Short-chain fructooligosaccharides (ScFOS) are a group of linear fructose oligomers that
include 1-kestose, 1-nystose and 1-β-fructofuranosylnystose. ScFOS, which naturally occur …

Fructooligosaccharides can be produced by direct enzymatic conversion from sucrose-rich
sugarcane syrup (SS) consisting of 58.93% sucrose yielding 21.28 g FOS/100 g sucrose …

Functional oligosaccharides (OS) are diverse groups of carbohydrates that confer several
health benefits stemming from their prebiotic activity. Commonly used oligosaccharides …

Highlights•Prebiotic oligosaccharides are non-digestible carbohydrates.•The global market
for prebiotics is increasing.•The addition of prebiotic in foods in increasing.•Fruit juices are a …

Abstract Background Fructosyltransferases (FTases) are drawing increasing attention due to
their application in prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS) generation. FTases have been …

Food industry has been pressed to develop products with reduced sugar and low caloric
value, while maintaining unchanged their rheological and physicochemical properties. The …

The prebiotic potential of fructo-oligosaccharides (microbial-FOS) produced by a newly
isolated Aspergillus ibericus, and purified by Saccharomyces cerevisiae YIL162 W, was …

A new isolated P. citreonigrum URM 4459 was selected to produce fructooligosaccharides
(FOS) in an efficient, economical and fast one-step fermentation. Optimal culture conditions …