title: Fructo-oligosaccharides: Production, Purification and Potential Applications.
abstract: 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-oligosaccharides (FOS), new alternative sweeteners, constitute 1-kestose, nystose, and 1-beta-fructofuranosyl nystose produced from sucrose by the action of fructosyltransferase from plants, bacteria, yeast, and fungi. FOS has low caloric values, non-cariogenic properties, and help gut absorption of ions, decrease levels of lipids and cholesterol and bifidus-stimulating functionality. The purified linear fructose oligomers are added to various food products like cookies, yoghurt, infant milk products, desserts, and beverages due to their potential health benefits. This review is focused on the various aspects of biotechnological production, purification and potential applications of fructo-oligosaccharides.
authors.affiliation: a Biotechnology Research Laboratory, Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology , Longowal 148106 , Punjab , India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.forename: Parmjit S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: Manab B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.forename: Reeba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panesar
mesh_terms: D005524:Food Technology / Q000379:methods*; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D056692:Prebiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D001426:Bacterial Proteins
chemical_list: D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D056692:Prebiotics; D014312:Trisaccharides; C116580:fructooligosaccharide; C072433:1-kestose; C043600:fungitetraose; C021451:inulosucrase; D001426:Bacterial Proteins
keywords: Fructo-oligosaccharides; applications; fructosyltransferase; prebiotics; production