Organic Inulin Powder | Prebiotic

Inulin powder is a starchy substance found in various fruits and vegetables, including bananas, asparagus, Jerusalem artichokes, jicama, leeks, onions, garlic, chicory, and dandelion root. It is also found in the piña of the agave plant (a cactus).

Organic inulin powder is a fiber that cannot be broken down by the digestive enzymes in the stomach or small intestine. Therefore, it remains "intact" until it reaches the large intestine, where lactobacillus species of bacteria have been shown to preferentially ferment inulin, especially the Bifidus species.

These microscopic organisms predominantly live on undigested fiber in our diet and love inulin. This is why inulin is categorized as a "prebiotic". Probiotics are the actual "friendly" bacteria that live in your gut. Prebiotics are substances (fiber) that these organisms like to live on.