# Inulin och oligofruktos
Author: JAUS

Är de bra eller dåliga? Enligt vad jag hittat så ska de vara bra för tarmfloran.

## Comment 1
Author: Zepp

Beror på om du värnar miljön!?

"Inulin is indigestible by the human [enzymes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme "Enzyme") [ptyalin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptyalin "Ptyalin") and [amylase](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylase "Amylase"), which are adapted to digest starch. As a result, inulin passes through much of the [digestive system](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_system "Digestive system") intact. It is only in the [colon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy) "Colon (anatomy)") that [bacteria](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterium "Bacterium") [metabolise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolism "Metabolism") inulin, with the release of significant quantities of [carbon dioxide](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide "Carbon dioxide"), [hydrogen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen "Hydrogen"), and/or [methane](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane "Methane")."

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin)