FOS is a molecule derived from sucrose, composed of glucose and fructose

Sucrose is the common sugar in cane sugar, which may also be present in beet sugar and other sources.

FOS is a molecule derived from sucrose, composed of glucose and fructose. But what is sucrose? Sucrose is the common sugar in cane sugar, which may also be present in beet sugar and other sources.

But it is the most widely known molecule that the body recognizes as a source of energy. To become an energy source for the cell, sucrose must be hydrolyzed (ie: metabolized). This process, called hydrolysis, occurs through an enzyme that releases glucose and fructose as energy sources.

FOS comes from sucrose, but it is a larger molecule. It is a glucose with several fructoses and can form a large chain. To metabolize or hydrolyze this chain, you need an enzyme that only bacteria present in the intestine have.

Therefore, FOS passes through the digestive system intact. Once in the intestine, only good bacteria will hydrolyze. Thus, it is considered a microbiota modulator.

Good bacteria will use FOS as an energy source, growing while the population of pathogenic bacteria is detrimental. In this way, eubiosis (the modulation or balance of the microbiota) is maintained.

With this balance, the incidence of diseases that start in the intestines decreases. In addition, there is the protection of the intestinal mucosa, hindering the action of a pathogen, such as a toxin. Protection also comes from the mucus present between the epithelial cells and the lumen. This mucus thickness is important as good bacteria such as Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria are present in it. They are the gut protectors that FOS helps keep in balance.

Furthermore, it also plays an important role in the absorption of many nutrients.

Thus, the population of the good microbiota decreases the intestinal pH, increasing the absorption of minerals.

Yes FOS is produced from cane sugar. The sucrose from this raw material is biotransformed, using specific microorganisms, into FOS.

In the current process, we are able to reduce production cost, process cost and enable the use of this high value-added functional ingredient that brings a series of benefits to the livestock animal.

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