International Journal of Fundamental & Applied SciencesISSN 2278-140420187420http://bma.org.in/ijfas.aspx@2018 BioMedAsia All right reserved Thin layer chromatographic analysis of extracted Fructooligosaccharides from organic wasteInt. J. Fund. Appl. Sci. Vol. 7, No. 4 (2018) 20-22Manuscript: received 18 November, 2018 revised 16 Dec, 2018 accepted 18 Dec, 2018ORIGINAL ARTICLEPraveen Kumar Gupta*,Department of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaSachi Mehra, Department of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaVandana T, Department of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaAnwesha Sinha,Department of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaKandi Arvind Reddy,Department of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaLingayya HiremathDepartment of Biotechnology, R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059, IndiaNutraceuticals and functional foods are increasing in popularity in the recent years. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) has emerged as functional food ingredient in market and is very well known for its prebiotic properties. Hence, there is a growing need for extensive research on usage and extraction of Fructooligosaccharides. In this study, organic wastes namely onion waste and spoilt wheat have been explored for its potential use in extraction of FOS. The extraction was done using ethanol and optimization was done by considering different initial raw material weights. Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) confirmed the presence of FOS in the extracts. Nutraceuticals, Fructooligosaccharides, TLC