FOSSENCE®: It is short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) and is a soluble prebiotic dietary fibre. It is naturally found in banana, onion, artichokes etc. FOSSENCE® has a degree of polymerization of 3-5. It is non-digestible in the stomach and fermented rapidly in the gut by beneficial microbes to show prebiotic activity. FOSSENCE®is available in many variant as FOSSENCE P95, GR95, L95, L55 and L55+. It has the 30-40% sweetness as of sugar but the above range of FOSSENCE® grades can provide 40-70% sweetness as as of sucrose. It works well as an ingredient to partially replace sugar while improving product characteristics like spread or creating a softer, crisp texture.
Inulin: Inulin, is also a fructan molecule with DP ranging between 2-60. Due to this longer DP range, it is fermented gradually by gut bacteria compared to scFOS.
It has lesser solubility at lower temperatures.
Inulin has a neutral taste, different functional properties and is commonly used as a fat replacer and gel former.
