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Wellness Profiles — Polysaccharides & Mucilages
Inulin is a naturally occurring soluble dietary fibre and plant storage carbohydrate belonging to a family of compounds called fructans. Plants use it primarily as a way to store energy, particul
Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates made from many smaller sugar molecules joined together. They occur throughout plants, where they help store energy, form cell walls, ret
Mucilage is not one single chemical compound. It is a group of water-loving, gel-forming plant substances made largely from complex polysaccharides. When mucilage comes into contact with water, it absorbs water and develops a slippery, visco
Beta-glucans are one of nature's most fascinating and well-researched Polysaccharides & Mucilage compounds. Found in certain grains, mushrooms, yeasts, algae, and a few
