TABLE 3.

Fructan degradation during the growth of B. animalis DN-173 010 on a mixture of inulin and oligofructose as 2% (wt/vol) Raftilose Synergyl

Componenta	Concn (g 100 ml−1) at time (h):
	0	3	6	9	12	16	30	47
Fructose	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.006	0.009
Glucose	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.002	0.001
Sucrose	0.07	0.06	0.002	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.0007	0.001
Fructan	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.6
DPav	16.6	17.3	17.2	17.8	19.2	19.5	20.2	21.6

^aDP_av, average degree of polymerization of the remaining fructans.