Chicory Root Inulin Powder

What is Chicory Root Inulin Powder?

Chicory is the dried above-ground part or root of the plant Cichori-μm glandulosum Boiss. et Huet or chicory Cichorium intybus L. of the family Asteraceae. It is rich in protein, vitamins, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and other trace elements. Chicory is a world-recognized alkaline therapeutic health vegetable, was announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the ‘world's top ten nutritious vegetables’.

Chicory Root Inulin Powder is a white fine powder made from purified, spray-dried chicory root. It is a water-soluble dietary fiber, which is a kind of prebiotics. Inulin Powder promotes the proliferation of probiotics, inhibits the growth of intestinal spoilage bacteria, improves the intestinal microenvironment, and regulates blood sugar levels.

Green Spring Technology supplies Chicory Root Inulin Powder, which is a natural food ingredient with high purity and no added coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.

Founded in 2000, Green Spring Technology is a leading biotechnology company in China with many years of experience in plant extracts and has been committed to developing and supplying high quality plant extracts. Our products comply with EU EC396, EU 2023/915 standards, and the highest solvent residue standards. Authoritative third-party test reports are available. Green Spring has obtained many certificates such as Halal, Kosher, COSMOS, BRC, IFS, FDA, ISO9001, ISO22000, and so on.

Specification: 

Regulation:

It conforms to EU regulations.

Benefits:

Regulate Intestinal Microecology, Promote Intestinal Health

As a soluble dietary fiber, inulin absorbs water and expands in the intestinal tract, increasing the volume of feces. It stimulates the rectal defecation reflex and increases intestinal peristalsis. The water-absorbing and swelling ability of dietary fiber can also dilute the concentration of toxic substances and reduce their damage to the intestinal tract. Inulin is fermented by a large number of beneficial bacteria in the colon to produce short-chain fatty acids (short-chain fatty acids, SCFAs), especially butyric acid, which is conducive to the growth and metabolism of intestinal epithelial cells, to maintain the integrity of the intestinal mucosa, to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria as well as to maintain the balance of the intestinal immune system and to promote intestinal health.

Helps to Control Body Weight

Inulin will not be digested in the stomach and absorbs water and expands to form a high viscosity colloid. It prolongs the emptying time of the stomach reducing food intake. It also forms complexes with proteins, lipids, and other substances in the small intestine. Inhibit the absorption of such substances, and reduce fat accumulation. Let obese children supplement 8 g of inulin daily can effectively control their gastric hunger hormone level, and their appetite can also be reduced.

Improve Inflammation

Inulin can also enhance the immune function of the intestinal tract to improve inflammation, mainly by increasing the ability of type 3 innate lymphocyte ILC3 to secrete interleukin IL-22 and promoting the secretion of Reg3γ with antimicrobial activity, and at the same time, IL-22 mediated to promote the proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells, reinforce the intestinal barrier, and reduce the risk of endotoxin and other endotoxins crossing the intestinal barrier and entering into the bloodstream, to control the occurrence of chronic inflammation from the source.

Helps the Immune System

The intestinal mucosa is the first barrier of the immune system, accounting for 60% of the total amount of human immunoglobulin IgA in the intestinal tract, which has an important impact on human immunity. Inulin promotes the proliferation of beneficial intestinal bacteria, especially bifidobacteria, thereby inhibiting the growth and adhesion of other pathogenic bacteria and enhancing the intestinal barrier; at the same time, it can induce the immune activity of the intestinal mucosal lymphatic system, enhance the phagocytosis ability of macrophages, and activate the humoral and cellular immune response.

Blood Lipid Lowering

Inulin can accelerate the decomposition of lipids based on the production of cytoplasmic gene peptides, promote the proliferation of bifidobacteria and the generation of short-chain fatty acids, and elimination of bile salts and cholesterol in feces. It was found that for healthy men if 9 g of inulin was added to their daily breakfast, their total cholesterol and triglyceride levels were found to be reduced by 8.2% and 26.5% respectively after 4 weeks. For elderly patients, if they consumed 8 g of short-chain inulin per day, their blood levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly reduced after 2 weeks. For diabetic patients, if they consumed 8 g of inulin per day, the total cholesterol level in their body was reduced by 7.9% after 2 weeks.

Promote Mineral Absorption

Inulin can promote the selective fermentation of colon microorganisms, causing the increase of short-chain fatty acid concentration and the decrease of p H value in the intestinal tract, leading to the decomposition of mineral complexes, thus promoting the release, dissolution, and absorption of mineral elements. Inulin can significantly increase the absorption rate of minerals such as Ca2+, Mg2+, and Fe2+, especially Ca2+. In addition, inulin can proliferate the height of intestinal crypts and the number of epithelial cells, increase the mineral transportation channels, increase the expression of calcium binding protein D9k, and activate calcium diffusion channels.

Applications:

In the Food Field:

Inulin has a wide range of applications in the food industry, where it can be used as an ingredient in high fiber diets. Inulin has good solubility in water, which allows it to combine with aqueous systems without precipitation, making it easy to use inulin as a fiber ingredient. Inulin powder can also be used to process low-fat foods (e.g., creams, and spreads).

Inulin powder is an excellent fat replacer and when thoroughly mixed with water forms a creamy structure which makes it easy to replace fat in food products and provides a smooth texture, and well-balanced and rounded flavor. The inclusion of inulin in bakery products has been used to develop new concepts of breads such as prebiotic breads, multi-fiber white breads and even multi-fiber gluten-free breads. Inulin increases dough stability, regulates water absorption, increases bread volume, and improves uniformity of the bread flesh and slicing ability.

For Healthcare Products:

Inulin powder can be used as the original ingredient and carrier of various health foods to combat constipation, diabetes, obesity, and so on. It is one of the best ingredients or functional ingredients for health food or functional food (diet food) such as regulating intestinal flora, regulating blood lipids, and promoting calcium or mineral absorption.