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. 2020 Dec 10;9(12):1833. doi: 10.3390/foods9121833

Table 4.

Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) yields produced under optimal conditions: (X1) ultrasonication 5 min 45 s, (X2) microbubble 7 min 19 s, and (X3) reaction time of 5 h 40 min.

Factors Pectinex Ultra SP-L Activity
(U·mL−1)
Fructooligosaccharide Yields (mg·g−1)
1-Kestose Nystose 1F-β-Fructofurano-sylnystose Total FOS
Brown sugar using a combination of ultrasonication and microbubble 102.51 ± 4.69 368.02 ± 20.22 110.53 ± 8.81 16.35 ± 1.49 494.89 ± 19.98
White sugar using a combination of ultrasonication and microbubbles 107.93 ± 5.26 415.02 ± 19.54 147.50 ± 9.84 17.49 ± 2.94 580.01 ± 21.35
White sugar using only ultrasonication 90.05 ± 3.54 399.48 ± 21.33 103.83 ± 12.33 10.23 ± 1.66 515.53 ± 20.43