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'''Inulins''' are a group of naturally occurring [[polysaccharide]]s produced by many types of [[plants]], industrially most often extracted from [[chicory]]. The inulins belong to a class of [[dietary fiber]]s known as [[fructan]]s. Inulin is used by some plants as a means of storing energy and is typically found in [[root]]s or [[rhizome]]s. Most plants that synthesize and store inulin do not store other forms of [[carbohydrate]] such as [[starch]]. In the United States in 2018, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] approved inulin as a dietary fiber ingredient used to improve the [[nutrition]]al value of manufactured food products. Using inulin to measure [[kidney function]] is the [[Gold standard (test)|"gold standard"]] for comparison with other means of estimating [[Renal function#Glomerular_filtration_rate|glomerular filtration rate]].