Do you know the difference between so many functional sugars and the important help of big health industry?

With the development of supply side reform, people's living standards are gradually improved, health care awareness and demand are also growing rapidly, and the health industry is growing at a rate of 25% every year From the current situation and development trend of health food market at home and abroad, sports nutrition, intestinal health, sugar free health care, weight loss health care and other directions have become hot spots There are many kinds of functional health food with low fat, calories and cholesterol Sales volume is large and dominates the market In the health industry, the concept of functional sugar has set off a wave It mainly includes: functional oligosaccharide, functional dietary fiber, functional sugar alcohol and functional monosaccharide Functional sugars are widely used in healthy food industry because of their low calorie, regulation and improvement of intestinal flora, anti caries and other functional characteristics 1 Lactose alcohol For example, sugar alcohol is a kind of disaccharide alcohol derived from lactose, which is prepared by hydrogenating and reducing the glucose group in lactose, and its sweetness is only 40% of that of sucrose of the same concentration Lactose alcohol, as an effective proliferation factor of probiotics, is one of prebiotics Compared with other sugar alcohols, lactose alcohol has the following advantages: (1) It has good thermal stability and acid-base stability; (2) lactose alcohol is not easy to absorb moisture, which is very helpful to the anti caking of the product; (3) lactose alcohol has mild effect and no side effects, and is widely used to treat the constipation of vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children; (4) lactose alcohol has good gastric acid resistance, which can be more used by probiotics 2 Sorbitol Sorbitol, also known as sorbitol, has a molecular formula of c6h14o6 and a molecular weight of 182.17 It is white hygroscopic powder or crystalline powder, flake or particle, odorless Sorbitol is oxidized to fructose by sorbitol dehydrogenase in mammals and human body, and then metabolized by fructose-1-phosphate pathway Its functions are: (1) it will not cause blood sugar fluctuation; (2) it will not cause tooth caries; (3) it has the characteristics of diuresis and dehydration 3 Xylitol Xylitol originated in Finland is a natural sweetener extracted from birch, oak, corncob, bagasse and other plant materials Xylitol is widely used in the food industry, mainly because of these characteristics:（ 1) Xylitol can promote the synthesis of liver glycogen, and the blood sugar will not rise; (2) the caries prevention properties of xylitol are the best among all sweeteners; (3) it can reduce the consumption of fat and protein in liver tissue, so that the liver can be protected and repaired; (4) it is a natural stabilizer of insulin 4 Xylooligosaccharide Xylooligosaccharide, also known as xylooligosaccharide, is a functional polymer composed of 2-7 xylose molecules with β - 1,4 glycoside bond Xylooligosaccharide has a unique advantage compared with soybean oligosaccharide It can selectively promote the proliferation activity of intestinal bifidobacteria Its bifidogenic factor function is 10-20 times that of other polysaccharides Because of its good acid thermal stability, xylooligosaccharide can be added to food, beverage, dairy products and health products at will The main functions of xylooligosaccharide are: (1) to proliferate bifidobacteria, which are beneficial to the intestinal tract, to improve the intestinal flora and protect the intestinal tract; (2) to moisten the intestine and relieve constipation effectively; (3) to promote the absorption of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals by the human body; (4) to prevent and improve diarrhea 5 Arabinose L-arabinose, also known as resin aldose and pectinose, is a rare five carbon sugar extracted from corn cob with high difficulty It is a pure natural food without any side effects As a calorie free sugar, L-arabinose selectively affects the sucrase digesting sucrose in the small intestine, thus inhibiting the absorption of sucrose In addition, L-arabinose is an effective anti-cancer component, which can be used to synthesize antiviral drugs such as nucleoside analogues, and to treat leukemia and cancer chemicals L-arabinose has the following functions: (1) inhibit the absorption of sucrose, control the rise of blood sugar; (2) inhibit obesity, prevent and treat hyperglycemia related diseases; (3) prevent constipation, promote the absorption of bifidobacteria 6 Oligofructose Fructooligosaccharide, also known as bagasse oligosaccharide, is a mixture of bagasse trisaccharide, bagasse tetrasaccharide and bagasse pentasaccharide, which is formed by the combination of 1-3 fructose groups and fructose groups in sucrose through β (2-1) glycoside bond Fructooligosaccharide is a kind of natural active substance The sweetness was 0.3-0.6 times that of sucrose It not only keeps the pure sweet nature of sucrose, but also is more refreshing than that of sucrose It is a new sweetener with the functions of regulating intestinal flora, increasing bifidobacteria, promoting calcium absorption, regulating blood lipid, immune regulation, anti caries and other health care functions It is known as the most potential new generation of additives after the era of antibiotics - promoting biomass, which has been applied in dairy products, Lactobacillus drinks, solid drinks, candy, biscuits, bread, jelly, cold drinks and other foods 。 7 Galactooligosaccharide Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) is a functional oligosaccharide with natural properties Its molecular structure is generally connected with 1-7 galactosyl groups on galactose or glucose molecules, i.e Gal - (Gal) n-glc / gal (n is 0-6) In nature, there is a small amount of GOS in the milk of animals, while there is a large amount of GOS in human breast milk The establishment of bifidobacteria in infants largely depends on the GOS component in breast milk In addition, galactooligosaccharide is the only multifunctional sugar that can be used by eight probiotics in human body Galactooligosaccharides have the following functions: (1) promote the synthesis of B vitamins, improve the absorption and utilization of protein, and promote the absorption of minerals; (2) enhance the colonization resistance and immunity of human intestinal tract; (3) promote human intestinal peristalsis; (4) prevent caries; (5) inhibit endotoxin 8 Isomaltooligosaccharide Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) is also known as Isomaltooligosaccharide, Isomaltooligosaccharide, branched oligosaccharide, etc it is a kind of starch sugar, and its main components are isomaltose, pan sugar, Isomaltooligosaccharide and oligosaccharides with more than four sugars which are α - 1,6 glycosidic bonds between glucose molecules The viscosity of Isomaltooligosaccharide is higher than that of sucrose of the same concentration and lower than that of maltose It is easier to operate than maltose in food processing and has no adverse effect on the physical properties of candy and pastry Moreover, it has excellent heat resistance, acid resistance and alkalinity resistance, and can maintain its original functions and characteristics in high temperature and low pH food 9 Stachyose Stachyose is a kind of natural pure tetrasaccharide, which can significantly promote the proliferation of bifidobacteria Generally speaking, the content of Diling is the highest and the quality is the best At the same time, stachyose can rapidly self proliferate bifidobacteria However, stachyose itself is not digested by the human body and does not enter the blood circulation, so it is safer than directly supplementing various probiotics Stachyose has a very obvious proliferation effect on bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and other beneficial bacteria in human gastrointestinal tract, which can rapidly improve the internal environment of human digestive tract and regulate the balance of microbial population It can promote the formation of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract dominant position, inhibit the production of gas producing acid producing Clostridium and other spoilage bacteria, and produce a large number of physiological active substances, regulate the intestinal pH value, kill pathogenic bacteria, inhibit the generation of spoilage products, inhibit the production and absorption of endogenous carcinogens, and decompose and derive multiple immune function factors The main applications of stachyose are: (1) It can be added to liquid foods, such as lactic acid drinks, vinegar drinks, beer and other drinks, to develop a new type of functional food, with a small amount of added, significant effect, without destroying the flavor of the original food   (2) It has active factors, which can absorb the toxic substances and pathogenic bacteria in the stomach and intestines, improve the resistance of the body and enhance the immunity, so it can be widely used in medicine (3) When added to baked food, it can keep moisture and change the rheological properties of dough (4) Stachyose is not hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes, and its metabolism is independent of insulin It can meet the needs of special people with diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia (5) Stachyose can promote the absorption of calcium and magnesium in human body, and can be used as an ideal raw material for the development of food for pregnant women and the elderly.