Regulatory Updates

We often see the four words "fructo-oligosaccharides" (FOS) on the nutrition labels of various foods, but few people know what they are? What is the use of adding it to food? Today we will unveil its "mystery".

Oligofructose is a slightly sweet water-soluble dietary fiber (prebiotic) with high purity (>95%) of short chain oligofructose.

Glucose can be divided into: glucose monohydrate and glucose anhydrous according to different manufacturing processes.

In recent years, with the popularity of "sugar reduction", people's health awareness has increased, which has caused a wave of innovation in the food industry.

Isomaltulose or palatinose, full chemical name: 6-O--D-glucopyranosyl-D-fructose.

Xylitol is a natural sweetener extracted from birch trees, oak trees, corn cobs, sugar cane bagasse and other plants.

Water-soluble dietary fiber, as a new type of dietary fiber and thickener, bulking agent, formula aid, filler, etc., is mainly used in low-energy, high-fiber and other functional foods.

Isomalt, also known as palatinitol, is obtained by enzymatically converting sucrose into isomalt, followed by catalytic hydrogenation, concentration, crystallization, and separation.