Avena Sativa which is commonly knows as oat, is a cereal grain grown for its seeds. They are eaten both by humans and livestock. Humans consume oats in form of oatmeal or rolled oats where as livestock like horses, cattle and chicken eat it in its natural form. Oats where first consumed domestically in the bronze age of Europe. Oats can be consumed in a number of different forms. It can be grounded to make oat flour or it can be crushed to make oatmeal. A lot of people around the world eat oats as porridge. But a lot of bakery goods are produced with the help of oats. Oatmeal cookies, oat bread are just a few of them. Oats are not just used for eating purposes. They are used o make drinks as well. Countries around the world use oats to make different kinds of drinks. The most famous of them is the beer produced in Britain.

Fructooligosaccharides is a class of oligosaccharides commonly used as artificial sweeteners. It is also called oligofructose or oligofructan. Fructooligosaccharides is extracted from bananas, onions, chicory root, garlic, asparagus, barley, wheat, jícama, tomatoes, and leeks. It is used widely as a low-calorie sugar alternative; it has sweetness levels of 30% to 50% percent of sugar. Fructooligosaccharides is also used in dietary supplements because research shows that it has probiotic effects and it improves the overall gastrointestinal tract (GI Tract) health. It is also shown to prevent yeast infections. Some other researches show that it can increases the absorption of calcium in human and animal gut.

Inulin is a soluble fibre which may be extracted from chicory roots. Inulin is a fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It commonly used as a fat and sugar replacer. It affects the metabolism of lipids by decreasing the triglycerides and reducing the cholesterol level. This prevents the occurrence of stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. Inulin is usually used as a prebiotic ingredient for yogurts which helps maintain a healthy gastrointestinal tract. It has anti-cancer properties that prevents and fights cancer cells particularly in the colon. It also helps boost the bone strength. The fiber helps in reducing blood sugar level.