FOSSENCE® belongs to the class of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) or oligofructose and is a soluble prebiotic dietary fibre. These compounds are known to favorably stimulate the growth of “friendly” gut bacteria like Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. As ingredient FOSSENCE® quite stable at high temperature like in hot water and it is suitable to use in hot beverages like coffee and tea, since these beverages consumed after preparation. Prolonged exposure at high temperatures above 100 °C, FOSSENCE® may hydrolyze to mono and disaccharides.