Application number: 99809500. 1 application date:1999-08-1.
The present invention provides a carbohydrate mixture for nutritious food and medicine, which contains or consists of two basically dissolved different carbohydrates A and B, which will not be digested in the gastrointestinal tract and will not be reabsorbed before reaching the large intestine. The carbohydrate component A consists of at least one monosaccharide or at least one oligosaccharide (dimer to hexose) or a mixture of two or more of these sugars. The carbohydrate component B is composed of polysaccharide (from heptonose) or a mixture of two or more polysaccharides, wherein the carbohydrate component A accounts for 5-95%(= 100%) of the total carbohydrate component A+B, and the carbohydrate component B accounts for 5-95%(= 100%) of the total carbohydrate component A+B.. The carbohydrate mixture of the invention not only has a nutritional function, but also enhances the natural healthy microorganisms in human Escherichia coli. ?