Inulin

The Key Ingedient in Barleygreen Fibre Cleanse

Nutritionists agree that practically everyone would benefit from more fiber in his or her diet. This is true for healthy individuals as well as for those with health problems. Dietary fiber helps maintain a healthy and efficient digestive tract, which provides our entire body with essential nutrients and is also the immune system’s first line of defense against bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, and toxins. One key to the digestive tract’s ability to keep us healthy is its resident flora including Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. These and other types of “friendly” bacteria depend on the food we consume daily in order to flourish. Given the right food and conditions, they will aid in digestion, provide valuable nutrients, and effectively crowd out potentially harmful micro-organisms.

With its ideal combination of barley grass, mixed vegetables, herbs, soluble fiber, and Lactobacilli cultures, Barleygreen Fibre Cleanse is an excellent cleanser, detoxifier, and rejuvenator for the digestive tract. To help promote the growth and maintenance of our friendly bacteria, Fibre Cleanse contains three types of Lactobacilli and a high amount of chicory root (Cichorium intybus), a good source of inulin.

Inulin is a soluble carbohydrate made up of chains of fructose molecules joined together in different lengths. Inulin is widespread in the plant kingdom and is found in thousands of different plants, including many edible plants that are consumed by humans worldwide. Therefore, the likelihood that inulin may cause an allergic-type reaction in humans is slight. Inulin may be a primary source of dietary fiber for humans who regularly consume large amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables daily, but since fresh fruits and vegetables are typically lacking in our modern day diet, few of us consume significant amounts of inulin. Daily use of Barleygreen Fibre Cleanse is a good way to supplement your diet with prebiotics (FOS), probiotics (Lactobacilli), and important phytonutrients.

As mentioned, inulin contains fructose chains or “fructans” of varying lengths. Fructans are referred to as “fructooligosaccharides” (FOS) when they contain 2 to 20 fructose units. The manner in which these fructose units are arranged prevents them from being directly digested by our bodies. Instead, the colon’s friendly bacteria, including Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, preferentially digest them.

Inulin is recognized as an effective “prebiotic”, a term used to denote a substance that promotes the growth and actions of the friendly bacteria that colonize our lower digestive tract. The bacteria themselves are referred to as “probiotics” when taken as supplements and include Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus acidophilus. Inulin promotes the growth of these and other beneficial bacteria in the colon by serving as an ideal food for these organisms. The Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria digest the inulin, grow and multiply, increasing their volume many-fold even after one serving. Continued use of inulin will help maintain the maximal number of beneficial bacteria and a minimal number of unfriendly microbes in the colon. The presence of inulin and the increase in beneficial intestinal bacteria have wide-ranging health benefits.

In summary, inulin is a key ingredient in Fibre Cleanse, since it supports the growth of friendly intestinal bacteria, which, in turn, provide us with numerous health benefits.