Pengyou Stachyose is a kind of functional structure which can be expressed as fructose-glucose-galactose-galactose Functionally, stachyose belongs to the category of functional oligosaccharides, which are not digestible by human digestive enzymes, but readily cleavable by colonic beneficial resident bacteria called probiotics, such as bifidobacteria, so that they can function as effective prebiotics to significantly enhance the health-promoting effects of probiotic bateria. It is called “an active bifidobacterium”.

Bifidobacterium Oligosaccharide --- Stachyose

Molecular Formula

        Pengyu Brand Stachyose products have highest concentrations (up to 80% or above) of stachyose and contain about 8%-10% of raffinose. Its Molecular Formula is C 24 H 42 O 21 (following picture I) . And its relatively molecular weight is 666.59. Its chemical structure is illustrated in the chart below