Inulin: Naturally Sourced Fibre from Chicory Root
Inulin-type fructans, such as Orafti® Inulin, occur naturally in a great number of plants and vegetables, though the chicory root is a particularly wealthy source.
As it is extracted through hot water processing, chicory root is of 100 % vegetable origin. After extraction, purification takes place in order to meet even the highest quality requirements, including those for infant nutrition.
Nutritional benefits:
- Digestive Health:
improving the balance of intestinal flora - Weight management:
reduce food intake
calories count – reduce fat content - Stronger bones:
increase calcium absorption
Fibre in, fat out: the ideal fat replacer
It is an ideal fat replacer and is easily incorporated in moist or semi-moist food products.
Our fructans help create a creamy taste and similar mouthfeel to fat. This enables developers to replace part of the fat content of their products by Orafti® Inulin.
Perfectly suited for low-fat products, in which it can:
– improve body and mouthfeel, for an excellent flavour profile,
– reduce the caloric value of products without compromising taste or texture.
– improves the stability of dairy mousses and foams.
Easy implementation in the production process
Orafti® Inulin is a soluble dietary fibre which allows for easy processing without adapting or changing the production process. Our range offers a unique solution to formulations requiring high dosages of fibre when water availability is limited.
The Inulin product range
Inulin can be categorised into three main product groups: standard Inulin, long chain Inulin and Oligofructose-enriched Inulin.
These ingredient types offer different levels of solubility, sweetness and fibre content. Our experts are keen on helping you identify the solution for your application.
- Content
- Sweetness level
- Descriptor
- Standard
- Product Name
- Orafti®GR
- Inulin Content
- ~92%
- Sweetness level
- 10%
- Descriptor
- Granulated Inulin powder, average DP ≥ 10
- Product Name
- Orafti®ST-Gel
- Inulin Content
- ~92%
- Sweetness level
- 10%
- Descriptor
- Inulin powder for high dispersibility (instant), average DP ≥ 10
- Product Name
- Orafti®HSI
- Inulin Content
- ~88%
- Sweetness level
- 30%
- Descriptor
- High soluble Inulin powder
- Product Name
- Orafti®LGI
- Inulin Content
- ~98%
- Sweetness level
- N/A
- Descriptor
- Inulin powder with a lower sugar content
- Long chain
- Product Name
- Orafti®FTX
- Inulin Content
- ~98%
- Sweetness level
- 0%
- Descriptor
- Texturizing Inulin powder for fat replacement at high processing temperatures
- Product Name
- Orafti®HP
- Inulin Content
- ~100%
- Sweetness level
- 0%
- Descriptor
- High performance Inulin powder for fat replacement at low processing temperatures, average DP ≥ 23
- Product Name
- Orafti®HPX
- Inulin Content
- ~100%
- Sweetness level
- 0%
- Descriptor
- High performance Inulin powder for fat replacement at high processing temperatures, average DP ≥ 23
- Oligofructose-enriched
- Product Name
- Orafti®Synergy1
- Inulin Content
- ~92%
- Sweetness level
- N/A
- Descriptor
- Dedicated combination of longer and shorter chain Inulin to achieve specific physiological effects
- Organic Inulin
- Product Name
- Orafti® Organic IN
- Inulin Content
- ~95%
- Sweetness level
- 0%
- Descriptor
- Organic Inulin powder
DP: Degree of polymerisation
Sweetness : % compared to sucrose
Above values are indicative and may vary per specific application and process.
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