Functional Dehydrated Foods for Health Preservation

Table 1

Classification of potential prebiotics [34].

	Origin
Disaccharides; Lactulose	Synthetic: enzymatically from; lactose
Oligosaccharides; Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)	Enzymatic hydrolysis of inulin
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS)	Naturally in human breast milk; Enzymatic conversion of lactose; (GOS-LA) or lactulose (GOS-LU)
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS)	Naturally in bamboo shoots, fruits,; vegetables, milk, and honey; Enzymatic hydrolysis of xylan containing; lignocellulosic materials
Isomaltooligosaccharides (IMOS)	Naturally in sake, soy sauce,; honey, sugarcane juice and; derived products
Arabinoxylan oligosaccharides (AXOS)	Enzymatic hydrolysis of; arabinoxylan (part of fibre fraction; of cereal grain)
Polysaccharides; Inulin	Chicory root, wheat, barley, onion; and garlic