Prebiotic is a non-viable food component that confers a health benefit on the host associated with modulation of the microbiota. The use of prebiotic ingredients may be advantageous due to its nutritional value and the possibility of improving some sensory properties of food formulations, enhancing taste to the products. The
supplementation of food products with prebiotic ingredients in order to achieve healthier and better sensory characteristics has already been reported for some products, such as petit suisse cheese , fermented dairy beverages ,yogurts soy-based desserts and sausage