Farting Fiber – The Story of Inulin
July 10th, 2010 admin
Topics: bloating, chicory root extract, diarrhea, fiber, Fooducate, gas, gi rumbling, inulin, news, oligofructose, oligosaccharide, retuer's, root

Chicory Root – source of Inulin “Get more fiber in your diet.” Consumers have been hearing this key nutrition message for years. So they start scanning nutrition facts panels of products they buy, looking for fiber content. And the food industry, always one step ahead, starts pumping fiber into everything, even candy. In many products, the fiber is from whole grains that are the main ingredient – bread for example. But in many cases, you’ll see inulin is the main source of fiber, tacked on to an otherwise fiber poor energy bar or fiber-less…
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