Regulating intestinal microbial flora, improving intestinal health and preventing constipation, inulin is a natural water-soluble dietary fiber, which is hardly hydrolyzed and digested by gastric acid and can only be used by beneficial microorganisms in colon, thus improving intestinal environment.

Studies have shown that the proliferation degree of Bifidobacterium depends on the number of initial Bifidobacterium in human large intestine. When the initial number of Bifidobacterium decreased, the proliferation effect was obvious after using inulin.

When the initial number of Bifidobacterium is large, the effect is not obvious after using inulin. Secondly, inulin can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve gastrointestinal function, increase digestion and appetite, and improve immunity.

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Inulin is widely distributed in nature, and some fungi and bacteria also contain inulin, but its main source is plants. Plants that people eat every day, such as onions, garlic, bananas and wheat, all contain inulin.

However, inulin mainly exists in compositae plants in nature. Jerusalem artichoke (commonly known as Jerusalem artichoke, the main raw material of inulin in China) is 15%-20%, and chicory (the main raw material of inulin in Europe) is 13%-20%.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-inulin