Chicory Extract Botanical Source: Chicorium intybus. CAS NO.: 9005-80-5 Part Used: Tuber Specification: Inulin 90% Description: Inulin is a polysaccharide, and it has one-third to one-fourth less food energy than that of sugar and a sixth to a ninth less energy than fat. Many manufacturers are putting it in processed foods because it has tremendous health benefits. It can also be used to replace higher calorie ingredients such as fat, sugar, and flour. Functions: Enhancing immunity function; Reducing blood sugar and cholesterol; Adjusting sports of intestines and stomach, improving the fat metabolism and losing weight; Promoting the mineral absorption, such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Cu2; Strengthening bowel peristalsis and has special efficiency to prevent and treat effectively constipation.