A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON PHARMACEUTICAL AND NUTRITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF INULIN

Inulin is a versatile, water-soluble polysaccharide that commonly available in nature. In the pharmaceutical industry, non-digestible function of inulin has made it attractive. granted with GRAS status by FDA and more than 30,000 plants nature store as carbohydrate. The chicory key plant source out all sources. It can be used sugar or fat replacer processed foods to influence desirable characteristics. Good biocompatibility, essential chemical properties, wide variety bioactivities have rendered an outstanding natural nutrient. Regulating blood sugar, antioxidant, anticancer some biological activities inulin. also carrier for colon/tumor targeting, only specific enzymes colon zhydrolyze allows growth micro-flora, good bacteria gut. considered prebiotic fermented normalize colon. This review offers in-depth insight into its novel Pharmaceutical applications well sources, processing, physicochemical nutritional physiological activities. chemically modified gaining interest field properties which are discussed this review.