1-Kestose / 100 MG

1-Kestose is a trisaccharide carbohydrate composed of fructose units, commonly found in certain plants. It functions as a prebiotic, promoting the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and supporting digestive health.

Application:

Used as a dietary supplement, 1-Kestose serves as a prebiotic ingredient, fostering a healthy gut microbiome. It is incorporated into various products aiming to enhance digestive well-being.

Articles:

- Variation in 1-fructo-exohydrolase (1-FEH) and 1-kestose-hydrolysing (1-KH) activities and fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) status in onion bulbs. Influence of temperature and storage time

Publication Date: 15 October 2004

Noureddine Benkeblia, Shuichi Onodera, Norio Shiomi

https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.1959

- 1-Kestose, the Smallest Fructooligosaccharide Component, Which Efficiently Stimulates Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as Well as Bifidobacteria in Humans

Publication Date: 1 September 2018

Takumi Tochio, Yoshihiro Kadota, Toshio Tanaka and Yasuhiro Koga

https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7090140

- Supplementation of 1-Kestose Modulates the Gut Microbiota Composition to Ameliorate Glucose Metabolism in Obesity-Prone Hosts

Publication Date: 27 August 2021

Ayako Watanabe, Takumi Tochio, Yoshihiro Kadota, Motoki Takahashi, Yasuyuki Kitaura, Hirohito Ishikawa, Takanori Yasutake, Masahiro Nakano, Hiroe Shinohara, Toru Kudo, Yuichiro Nishimoto, Yoshinori Mizuguchi, Akihito Endo and Yoshiharu Shimomura

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13092983