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FDA/CFSAN/OPA: Agency Response Letter: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000044 |
 | | Fructooligosaccharide is a mixture composed of fructose (F) chains with a terminal glucose (G) unit. |
 | | Fructooligosaccharide exists naturally in plants, and is consumed by humans as a component of the commonly consumed foods onions, bananas, lettuce, and wheat (in rough and bran forms). |
 | | Based on published studies, which were conducted with fructooligosaccharide or related oligosaccharides, you conclude that fructooligosaccharide is virtually unabsorbed and undigested by endogenous enzymes, although a very small amount is hydrolyzed by stomach acid and absorbed into the body as fructose and glucose. |
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