Sentences with phrase «family oligosaccharides»

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Fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, i.e. FODMAPs, are a family of carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed the the gastrointestinal tract — and that means bloating, gas and constipation.

The raffinose family of oligosaccharides — including stachyose and verbascose — occurs in seeds of food legumes at levels that cause flatulence in man and animals.

Oligosaccharides are also found in garlic (and the rest of the onion otherwise know as the «allium» family, including leeks, red and brown onions, spring onions (scallions) and shallots), legumes (like chickpeas, adzuki beans, pinto beans, mung beans, etc.), rye, asparagus, and various other plant foods.

FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols; they are a wide family of carbohydrate found in plant foods which those who didn't hit the digestive genetic lottery find hard to stomach.