Table 1 Determination of sucrose, β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-D-tagatopyranose and β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-D-tagatopyranose during in vitro small intestinal digestion

From: Tailoring the natural rare sugars D-tagatose and L-sorbose to produce novel functional carbohydrates

Digestion time (h)

Sucrose

β-D-Fru-(2→1)-D-Tag

β-D-Fru-(2→6)-β-D-Fru-(2→1)-D-Tag

0

100.0 (3.5)

100.0 (17.5)

100.0 (0.5)

1

Not detected

110.6 (17.3)

88.3 (5.6)

2

Not detected

104.8 (11.8)

86.0 (4.6)

3

Not detected

99.8 (17.7)

78.0 (13.3)

  1. Data are expressed as the mean with the SD in brackets (n = 3) and represent the percentage of carbohydrate determined against its initial concentration.