菊粉研究的回顾与展望

Review and Prospects of the Inulin Research

菊粉作为一种天然功能性食品配料,已在欧美国家得到了广泛应用。近几年,中国的菊粉市场逐渐兴起。文中综述了菊粉的来源、理化性质和生理功能;介绍了菊粉在食品工业中的应用情况及其安全性评价;对比分析了菊粉在国内国外的生产加工情况;展望了菊粉的发展前景。

Inulin has been used as a functional food ingredient widely in European and American. The inulin market is booming in China recently. The advances in the research of inulin were reviewed, including the sources, properties and physiological functions of inulin, the application in food industry and the evaluation of safety. The manufacture conditions in the domestic and foreign countries were analyzed as well as the application.