Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two α-D-galactose units, one α-D-glucose unit, and one β-D-fructose unit sequentially linked as gal(α1→6)gal(α1→6)glc(α1↔2β)fru. Stachyose is naturally found in numerous vegetables (e.g. green beans, soybeans and other beans) and plants.Stachyose is less sweet than sucrose, at about 28% on a weightbasis. It is mainly used as a bulk sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide properties.
Function :
1.Stachyose plays an important role in the proliferation, Stachyose can rapidly improve the environment within the human digestive tract, regulating micro-ecological balance.
2.Stachyose can promote the formation of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract the status of dominant bacteria,inhibition of endogenous carcinogens generation and absorption.
3.Stachyose in the human has a role in promoting the intestinal short-chain fatty acids increased physical activity, lower cholesterol.
4.Stachyose is very suitable for people with diabetes to take, Stachyose will not cause adverse endocrine patient burden.
5.Raffinose stachyose can enhance human resistance to gastrointestinal infection or food-borne diseases through the function, and can improve the nutritional status of the skin and other organs, improve health and beauty.