Galactooligosaccharides

What are Galactooligosaccharides?

Galactooligosaccharides (GOS), also known as oligogalactosyllactose, oligogalactose, oligolactose or transgalactooligosacchariden (TOS), belong, because of their indigestible nature, to the group of prebiotics. Prebiotics are defined as non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by stimulating the growth and/or activity of beneficial bacteria in the colon. [1]

GOS occurs in commercial available products such as food for both infants and adult, ranging from infant formula to biscuits to food for the critical ill. [1]