Because normal digestion does not break inulin down into monosaccharides, it does not elevate blood sugar levels and may, therefore, be helpful in the management of diabetes.
===Uporaba v industriji===Nehidroliziran inulin lahko tudi neposredno pretvorijo v etanol v procesu vrenja ob dodatku saharoze z uporabo glive ("Aspergillus niger") in kvasovk ("Saccharomyces cerevisiae").