Polysaccharides are important components of higher plants and have attracted increasing
attention due to their many nutraceutical benefits in humans. Fructans, heterogeneous …

Agaves represent an important economic source due to the distillates obtained; however,
they also represent a significant amount of agro-industrial waste that is harmful to the …

Fructans, are carbohydrates defined as fructose-based polymers with countable degree of
polymerization (DP) ranging so far from DP3 to DP60. There are different types of fructans …

The effects of linear and branched fructans from chicory and agave, respectively, and of
different degrees of polymerization (DP) were evaluated on the growth curves of …

Prebiotics, including both natural and synthetic non-digestible carbohydrate substances,
have gained significant attention for their ability to support the proliferation of beneficial gut …

Agavins are reserve carbohydrates found in agave plants; they present texture-modifying
properties and prebiotic capacity by increasing the viability of the intestinal microbiota …

Agave tequilana Weber var. Blue is used as the primary raw material in tequila production
due to its fructans (inulin) content. This study evaluates the formulation of a plant-growth …

Diet plays an important role in the maintenance of a healthy state; these benefits are
influenced by their biofunctional components, such as dietary fiber. Agavins, a source of …

Successful sugar reduction in food products mimics the sensory and functional properties of
the full sugar counterpart. The initial step of sugar reduction is to determine how the absence …

Sugar is among the least beneficial foods for health and is often referred to as a sweet
poison due to its numerous health hazards. To address this issue, the food industry needs to …