Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A polysaccharide with the general formula (C6H10O5)n that is found in the roots of various composite plants and yields fructose when hydrolyzed.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A vegetable principle (C6H10O5) which is spontaneously deposited from a decoction of the roots of Inula Helenium and certain other plants. It is a white powder soluble in hot water, is colored yellow by iodine, and in its chemical properties appears to be intermediate between those of sugar and starch. Also called
dahlin and alantin.
Wiktionary
- n. biochemistry a polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric, having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called also
dahlin ,helenin ,alantin ,alant starch , etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
Etymologies
- Inula + -in (Wiktionary)
- New Latin Inula, plant genus (from Latin inula, elecampane, from Greek helenion; see elecampane) + -in. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The root has a complex carbohydrate called inulin, which is made up of fructose molecules.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Joseph Mercola: This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup
“In the large intestine, inulin is broken down by beneficial bacterial through fermentation to yield short chain fatty acids.”
“Also curious about the artichoke is a fact that most sites featuring information about the vegetable throw up: it's high in a carbohydrate called inulin, which is linked with excessive flatulence in some people.”
“Asparagus contains the healthy polysaccharide, inulin, which is called a prebiotic because it nourishes the probiotic bacteria which keeps the bad bacteria out of your intestines, and possibly enhances your libido.”
“Oligofructose is a subgroup of inulin, which is a type of fiber.”
“The agave stores its energy in the sugar fructose and the long fructose chains called inulin p.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“The main carbohydrate in Jerusalem artichoke is inulin, which is easily hydrolysed to fructose; in corn the carbohydrate is starch that has first to be converted to glucose and then fructose; in beet it is sucrose, that has to be hydrolysed first to glucose and fructose, the glucose then being converted to fructose.”
“Fiber contains the prebiotic inulin, which is scientifically documented to increase the number of beneficial bifidobacteria in the colon threefold!”
WN.com - Articles related to Probiotic Use In Mothers Limits Eczema In Their Babies
“Helps re-colonize the intestinal tract. pHion Prebiotic Fiber contains the prebiotic inulin, which is scientifically documented to increase the number of beneficial bifidobacteria in the colon threefold!”
WN.com - Articles related to Probiotic Use In Mothers Limits Eczema In Their Babies
“In the agave plant, most of the sweetness comes from a particular kind of fructose called inulin that actually has some health benefits -- it's considered a fiber.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘inulin’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Nutrition
List of vitamins, minerals and substances beneficial to a healthy diet.
probiotic, prebiotic, vitamin K, vitamin D, calcium, carotene, zinc, sodium, potassium, glucosamine, Docosahexaenoic acid, protein and 9 more...
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root tips and other ends
stolon, circinate, calyptrogen, meristem, verticil, fusiform, telomere, skirret, relbun, turpeth, galangal, vetiver and 54 more...
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AGRI - sugar sector
Terms used in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy referring to policy issues in the sugar sector.
HU translations: arable crops, bioethanol distil..., bioethanol outlet, cereals, chicory, common market org..., Everything But Ar..., energy crops, export refund, Generalised Syste..., intervention price, inuline syrup and 83 more...
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jwjarvis probiotic or prebiotic? Nov 16, 2010