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Fructo-oligosaccharides in food supplements

1,379 supplements declared in France contain Fructo-oligosaccharides as a substance or active ingredient.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What health agencies say

An opinion says what the agency recommends; it is not a rule binding on the product.

AFSSA recommended informing consumers that excess fructo-oligosaccharides can cause intestinal problems. It called for supplements containing large amounts of them not to be promoted. This opinion predates 2012; no more recent official safety opinion specifically addressing FOS in food supplements was found.

AFSSA, opinion of 8 September 2008, 2007-SA-0231.

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Fructo-oligosaccharides) : digestion (276 produits), immunité (217 produits), transit (165 produits), peau (66 produits), détoxifiant / draineur (58 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 11 products.

Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)

Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 93 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Taiwan, registered products: 10 products.

TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: Fructo-oligosaccharides
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg218286.5010301.1

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

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