As prebiotics over the past decades have gradually become an integral nutritional component of human food consumption patterns, its large scale adoption in pet foods is likely to witness stupendous growth in forthcoming years, owing to unfathomable capabilities of prebiotics in colonizing healthy bacteria and contributing towards stupendous intestinal flora. Mindful selection of pet foods has also augmented inclusion of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in pet foods. Aversion towards conventional pet foods is on the rise amongst pet owners. Unlike traditional dry pet foods, modern owners are fast bracing novel ingredients pet food that amplify pet wellbeing.

Several studies are underwa

As prebiotics over the past decades have gradually become an integral nutritional component of human food consumption patterns, its large scale adoption in pet foods is likely to witness stupendous growth in forthcoming years, owing to unfathomable capabilities of prebiotics in colonizing healthy bacteria and contributing towards stupendous intestinal flora. Mindful selection of pet foods has also augmented inclusion of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in pet foods. Aversion towards conventional pet foods is on the rise amongst pet owners. Unlike traditional dry pet foods, modern owners are fast bracing novel ingredients pet food that amplify pet wellbeing.

Several studies are underway, highlighting the importance of prebiotics in pet foods. These studies opine the negative implications of proteins on digestive capabilities and intestinal flora. On the contrary, prebiotics have emerged as novel healthy ingredients that contribute towards improved digestive capabilities amongst pets. These factors are poised to further expedite inclusion of fructooligosachharides (FOS) in pet foods.

Premiumisation of pet foods is garnering ample attention and the trend is likely to continue with rapid improvements in pet food industry. Pet food premiumization is highly dependent on food fortification tactics. Inclusion of natural ingredients to meet pet specific nutrition needs is a growing industry in itself allowing novelty in technology as well as natural ingredients. New plant based foods is likely to supersede dependence on meat based pet food, resonating with sustainable consumption.

Fructooligosachharides (FOS) are complex sugars that are not digested and aids in maintaining an optimum balance of healthy gut bacteria in the large intestine. Hence fructooligosachharides (FOS) are experiencing massive adoption and optimistic growth owing to surged adoption in pet foods.

As pet ownership and subsequent need for wholesome pet food is set to witness relentless spike, pet food makers are constantly innovating their product portfolio to suit accurate pet nutrition needs. In this light, Swiss pet food maker, GNYBiotics has bagged an award in the ingredients category at an event, HiE held at Frankfurt in 2018.The new ingredients comprise fructooligosaccharides and glycopeptides that are increasingly being used in pet foods to initiate healthy gut stability amongst pets.

Additionally, diet induced obesity is a rising concern amongst pets these days. GNUBiotic's novel ingredients are likely to induce short chain fatty acid growth, thereby enabling healthy weight management for pets. Therefore the company is increasingly focusing on fructooligosaccharides derived from lant sources such as chicory which are natural food substitutes to conventionally used dried pet food that subsequently trigger obesity amongst pets. These ongoing developments are poised to raise growth bar high in fructooligosaccharides (FOS) market in the coming years.

Fructooligosachharides (FOS): an Integral Component of Infant Formula Milk

Breast milk is considered acutely essential for new-born wellbeing. However, inevitable constraints such as insufficient production is a persistent challenge amongst new mothers. To offset such limitations, infant formula milk has been a staple substituent since decades, and owing to diversified health requirements, leading players in infant milk market are significantly diversifying their product portfolio to address nutrition gaps amongst infants. Several studies have vouched for the efficacy of advanced prebiotics such as fructooligosaccharides in instrumenting need specific bacteria colonization amongst infants. A recent study evaluated the presence of FOS in goat milk based infant formula. The study was classified into two stage evaluation which subsequently concluded presence of quantifiable fructooligosaccharides that contributed towards healthy growth of bacteria such as lactobacili besides significantly limiting instances of E.coli. Therefore, the studies supported the efficiency of goat milk in harnessing optimum prebiotics such as oligosaccharides, allowing the fructooligosaccharides (FOS) market to remain innately remunerative in the coming years.

Conscious Alterations in Food Consumption amongst Health Enthusiasts to Bolster Adoption

fructooligosaccharides (FOS) have lately garnered magnificent attention owing to crucial functional properties, that has maneuvered its adoption across various functional foods. As human food consumption patterns are undergoing diverse alterations, backed by mindful consumption awareness to avert high instances of diabetes and obesity, a paradigm shift towards improved food consumption patterns is a novel trend.

Several studies opine that owing to its distinctive structural stability such as linear arrangement of fructose units have amounted to its systematic inclusion in functional food ingredient list. Due to linear fructose unit, interconnected via beta bonds, hydrolisis of fructooligosaccharides by glycosidases present in the small intestine is eliminated, thereby allowing them to reach the cecum without any structural decomposition.

Due to its structural differentiation, fructooligosaccharides are identified as minimally sweet and are also valued for their anti-cancer properties as well as low calorie content. Therefore, functional foods readily include fructooligosaccharides as vital prebiotic agents, allowing fructooligosaccharides market to remain optimally lucrative in the coming years.

BENEO’s New Organically Sourced Inulin to Manifest Growth Triggers

Inulin and sucrose are identified as most potential sources of fructooligosachharides. In this light, stakeholders are also akin to modify their production techniques to accommodate organic sourcing and production of fructooligiosaccharides (FSO). In recent times, BENEO has lately expanded its production capabilities to offer organic inulin derived from chicory roots, marking BENEO as a pioneer in the given technology. The development is expected to aid demands for organically sourced fructooligosaccharides from chicory, thereby keeping growth potential remunerative in fructooligosaccharides (FOS) market in the coming years.

Additionally, geographical expansion is yet another key growth strategy considered by leading players in fructooligosaccharides space. In a recent development, Brenntag Food & Nutrition, a key distributor of fructooligosaccharides has entered into a collaborative agreement with Sensus to further its foothold across the South African market to support ample end-use interests in food and beverage industry. Sensus is best known for its superlative expertise in root fiber offerings such as inulin. The company specifically deals in offering best in class sustainable food ingredients globally.

Takeaways:

• Large scale adoption in pet food industry to fuel growth in fructooligosaccharides market
• Growing inclination towards healthy food consumption to initiate adoption across F&B industry
• Fortified infant formula milk contains fructooligosaccharides as key ingredient
• Companies investing in organic sourcing and production technology to reciprocate consumer expectations
• Leading veterans are relying on growth strategies such as mutual collaborations and partnership programs to assist remunerative production and growth in fructooligosaccharides (FOS) space