Table 3.

Types and sources of natural prebiotics.

Prebiotic types	Prebiotic sources	References
Arabinoxylooligosaccharides	Wheat bran	(45)
Cyclodextrins	Water-soluble glucans	(46)
Enzyme-resistant dextrin	Potato starch	(47)
Fructooligosaccharides	Asparagus, sugar beet, garlic, chicory, onion, Jerusalem artichoke, wheat, honey, banana, barley tomato, rye	(48)
Galactooligosaccharides	Human's milk and cow's milk	(49)
Isomaltulose	Honey, sugarcane juice	(50)
Isomaltooligosaccharides	Starch	(51)
Lactulose	Lactose (milk)	(52)
Maltooligosaccharides	Starch	(51)
Pectic oligosaccharide	Mango, sugar beet, citrus	(19, 53, 54)
Raffinose oligosaccharides	Seeds of legumes, lentils, peas, beans, chickpeas, mallow composite, mustard	(55)
Soybean oligosaccharide	Soybean	(56)
Xylooligosaccharides	Bamboo shoots, fruits, vegetables, milk, honey, wheat bran	(57)