See fructan on Wiktionary
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"text": "2000, Nordic Council of Ministers, Safety evaluation of fructans, TemaNord, page 17,\nFructans are also produced by algae, fungi and bacteria (Nelson & Smith, 1986) There is a substantial variation in both linkage types and number of carbohydrate monomers making up the fructans. The functionality, if any, of the different fructan structures is as yet not clear."
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