This research service investigates the European human food and beverage prebiotics markets from 2005 to 2008, with forecasts to 2015. It offers a comprehensive insight to the food and beverage industry and the associated prebiotics markets for fructans, oligosaccharides, resistant starch, galacto-oligosaccharides and other types of available prebiotics and the related market developments. It clearly lists and defines the market challenges, drivers and restraints that have had an impact in the European scenario.