
Health is the major concern before consumption of any food product by the consumer. However, due to changing lifestyles and busy schedules, there is an increase in unhealthy habits leading to various health-related problems like IBD, obesity, etc. Dietary supplements are attracting the consumers in order to cover the nutrient intake as well as have added health benefits. Research has shown that the interaction of particular nutrients and cells in the body can prevent certain diseases and promote health. The spreading acknowledgment about the role of the enteric microbiota in good health among consumers is driving the attention of consumers towards probiotics and prebiotics. Prebiotics are in short, the food of gut microflora which helps in the growth and functioning of the microbes and thus enabling better health of the host. Prebiotics are made of various oligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), mannan- oligosaccharides (MOS), galactooligosaccharides (GOS), inulin, human milk oligosaccharides (HOS), chicory fructans, xylooligosaccharides, etc. The rising use of prebiotics and prebiotic ingredients is expected to fuel the Prebiotic Ingredients Market during the forecast period.