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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Fructans > Inulin
Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > Starch > Inulin
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Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Inulin
... > Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Inulin
Carbohydrates > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Inulin

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Inulin  

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Note

  • do not confuse with INSULIN

Scope note

  • A starch found in the tubers and roots of many plants. Since it is hydrolyzable to FRUCTOSE, it is classified as a fructosan. It has been used in physiologic investigation for determination of the rate of glomerular function.

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