Inulin - prebiotic chicory root fibre for gut health & sugar-reduction formulations

AltSugar™ Inulin — also labelled as Chicory Root Fibre — is a naturally occurring soluble dietary fibre extracted from the root of the chicory plant (Cichorium intybus). It is the same ingredient, two names: 'Inulin' is the scientific term used by food technologists; 'Chicory Root Fibre' is the clean-label declaration preferred on consumer-facing ingredient lists.

Inulin plays a role that no sweetener can play alone. When sugar is removed from a formulation, the product loses not just sweetness, but also the body, viscosity, and mouthfeel that sucrose provides. High-intensity sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia replace the sweetness — but they cannot replace the physical structure. Inulin does exactly this: it adds back the body and mouthfeel that sugar reduction removes, making it the essential companion to every high-intensity sweetener in AltSugar™'s portfolio. Beyond formulation, inulin is a clinically validated prebiotic — selectively feeding beneficial bifidobacteria in the gut, enabling 'supports digestive health' and 'prebiotic' claims.