Inulin is a polysaccharide, found in plants. Yields levulose (fructose-one
of 3 simple sugars, is a carbohydrate) when hydrolized.
This article is about adding insulin to AIM:
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=70608-sensus-inulin-infant-formula
What I found most interesting is that the study it is based on
involved only 14 babies!
norma
>Sensus study shows inulin benefits for formula-fed babies
By Jess Halliday
15/09/2006- Sensus is expecting a study assessing the probiotic
benefits of inulin for formula-fed babies to help it in its efforts to
target the infant nutrition market in the coming year.
Sensus presently offers Frutafit and Frutalose inulin, derived from
chicory root, to the adult health and functional food market, where
the ingredients have previously been shown to improve the balance of
beneficial bacteria in the gut.
So-called 'friendly bacteria' have been linked to improved overall
health and gut health, and probiotics, which deliver these bacteria
directly, have proved a growth market in Europe and, to a lesser
extent the US, in the last five years.
A spokesperson for the Dutch company confirmed that it is seeking to
move into the infant nutrition market as it has identified potential
in the area of prebiotics.
The new study was conduced by the Korean Food and Nutrition Foundation
with Sensus and is slated for publication in the Asia Pacific Journal
of Clinical Nutrition at the beginning of next year.
Although the company is trailing the results, the full set and
complete methodology is not yet available and has not been seen by
NutraIngredients.com.
Sensus said that 14 formula-fed babies with an average age of 12.6
weeks were given divided into two groups, one of which received a
daily dose of 0.25g of Frutafit inulin per kilo of body weight for
three weeks and the other of which did not.
This was followed by a second three-week period, where the group that
previously received nothing was given the inulin, and the other was
not.
The inulin was seen to increase the content of bifidobacterium and
lactobacillus in the babies' faeces, the amount of faeces increased
and it was softer in consistency.
"This proves that, with native [pure form] inulin, a probiotic effect
can be observed in formula-fed babies. Inulin may therefore be a
useful ingredient in infant formula formulation," said the company.
The spokesperson said that it was already clear breast-fed babies
benefited from the presence of prebiotics in human milk – and now it
has been seen to be effective in formula-fed babies too.
"Infant nutrition is an interesting area for the food industry, as
mothers who cannot breast feed their babies, whether for time or other
reasons, want to ensure their offspring still receive the nutrients
they need," she said, adding that there is a trend towards replicating
the nutrient profile of human milk as much as possible in formulas. <
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