FOS is also
called oligofructose, and it is often combined with inulin to provide a wide spectrum prebiotic.
However, when researchers fed the mice a nondigestible prebiotic fiber
called oligofructose (a type of inulin), it shifted their gut microbiome to reduce inflammation protect from osteoarthritis despite no change in body weight.
Surprisingly, the effects of obesity on gut bacteria, inflammation, and osteoarthritis were completely prevented when the high fat diet of obese mice was supplemented with a common prebiotic,
called oligofructose.
Onions also contain a type of soluble fiber
called oligofructose, which promotes healthy bacteria growth in the intestines.
Not exact matches
Inulin and
oligofructose, also
called fructo - oligosaccharides (FOS), belong to the class of fructan carbohydrates.