Fractionation of functional oligosaccharides produced from sugarcane straw using serial nanofiltration membranes and their influence on prebiotic potential.

Functional oligosaccharides are non-digestible by human gut enzymes and provide health benefits as fibers and prebiotics. The cello-oligosaccharides (COS) and xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are functional oligosaccharides obtained from xylan and cellulose, respectively, and are present in lignocellulosic material. The serial NF membranes process was performed to investigate the impact of the fractionation process on the prebiotic activity of oligosaccharides from xylan and cellulose.