What are Prebiotics (Inulin)?
Inulin (not to be confused with insulin) is a natural prebiotic (soluble) dietary fiber. Specifically it is a non-digestible carbohydrate (resistant to digestion/absorption in the stomach and small intestine) that offers digestive regulating benefits by way of being fermented (eaten up) by beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. A common source of prebiotic inulin is the chicory root since it has one of the highest concentrations of the prebiotic fiber; although other sources include Jerusalem artichokes, onions, garlic, among many others. Friendship All Natural Digestive Health Cottage Cheese contains an enriched inulin naturally derived from chicory root (oligofructose-enriched inulin). This enriched probiotic fiber helps fuel beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacterium, therefore stimulating the growth and the activity of the good bacteria. Research indicates that increased numbers of the beneficial bacteria Bifidobacterium may help support reduced incidence of diarrhea and cons
