Tetrasaccharide sugar composed of two units of galactose and one each of fructose and glucose. Not hydrolysed in the human digestive tract but fermented by intestinal bacteria.
A carbohydrate (oligosaccharide) that is naturally produced in soybeans. It is relatively insoluble in water, and less available for digestion by monogastric animals (e.g., swine, poultry) than the other carbohydrate components within soybeans.
A nondigestible carbohydrate found in dried beans and peas.
A nonabsorbable carbohydrate present in beans. Because the substance is not absorbed or metabolized in the small intestine, it passes into the colon where it is acted on by bacteria to form gas. This may be related to the flatus produced by eating beans.