Garlic is a common food, and many of its biological functions are attributed to its components
including functional carbohydrates. Garlic polysaccharides and oligosaccharides as main …

The nutritional and therapeutic benefits of prebiotics have attracted the keen interest of
consumers and food processing industry for their use as food ingredients. Fructo …

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 …

Oligosaccharides are important ingredients for food and feed products. There has therefore
been much interest in the development of biocatalytic processes for their production …

Brown seaweeds are a promising source of bioactive substances, particularly
oligosaccharides. This group has recently gained considerable attention due to its diverse …

The optima conditions of production and purification of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) from
Miscanthus x giganteus (MxG) were investigated. Using autohydrolysis, XOS were produced …

Lactose obtained from cheese whey is a low value commodity despite its great potential as
raw material for the production of bioactive compounds. Among them, prebiotics stand out as …

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) separation and purification are crucial for industrial
applications where adsorption methods are widely used. However, some specific process …

Background Yeast treatment has been used for purification of fructooligosaccharides
(FOSs). However, the main drawback of this approach is that yeast can only partially remove …

FOS are low-calorie carbohydrates that are naturally indigestible and when consumed,
stimulates growth of helpful microbes in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and thus are …