Yacon Extract
Botanical Source: Smallanthus sonchifolius
Part Used: Root / Tuber
CAS No.: 223122-07-4
Active Ingredient: Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
Specification: 40% ~ 70% FOS; 10: 1; 20: 1
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Introduction:
Yacon Extract Powder is considered a prebiotic. The powder alone is slightly sweet and often used as a sugar substitute. Yacon root is considered the world's richest source of fructooligosaccharides (FOS), a unique type of sugar (inulin) that can't be absorbed by the body.
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) is also called oligofructose or oligofructan, used as an alternative sweetener. It has the significant effect to improve bowel function, prevent constipation and diarrhea, lower blood lipids and the human immune system. Because fructooligosaccharides with a variety of physiological functions and superior physical and chemical properties, having been widely used in food and health products which known as nutrition, health care, the health effects trinity of the twenty-first century, a new sugar source.
Main Functions:
- Strengthening the immune system;
- Balancing the intestinal flora and improve the intestinal health;
- Improving digestion, regulating gastrointestinal tract;
Conditioning blood, reducing blood sugar, blood fat and cholesterol;
- Preventing and treatment of high blood pressure, diabetes; There is also a certain effect of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and -obesity.
- Preventing constipation and diarrhea;
- It has the function of heat-clearing and detoxifying, reducing blood pressure;
- Natural health products of prevention and treatment of Acne, slimming beauty