In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a sugar composition comprising either: 

- one or more sugars and bagasse; or 

- one or more sugars, and two or more of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin; 

wherein the composition is prebiotic. 

The one or more sugars is optionally a sugar composition of the third or alternate third aspects of the invention or their embodiments. 

Optionally, the sugar composition of the fourth aspect of the invention further comprises at least 20 mg CE polyphenol / 100g carbohydrates and about 0 to 0.3% w/w ash and 90% or less of the sucrose is bioavailable to a mammal following consumption of the sugar. Optionally, 85% or less, or 80% or less, of the sugar is bioavailable. Optionally, the sugar contains about 0.05 to 0.3% w/w ash. In some embodiments, the sugar composition has about 20 to 45 mg CE polyphenols / 100 g carbohydrates. In alternate embodiments, the sugar composition has about 46 to 100 mg CE polyphenols / 100 g carbohydrates. The sugar is optionally also low glycaemic or very low glycaemic. The sugar is optionally low to very low glycaemic. 

The one or more sugars are optionally one or more sugars as described in international patent application no. PCT/AU201 7/050782, Singaporean patent application nos. SG 10201 807121 Q & PCT/SG201 9/05041 6 and Singaporean patent application no SG 10201800837 U. 

The composition may further comprise ash and/or a source of prebiotic fibres such as hi-maize, fructo-oligosaccharide or inulin, digestive resistant dextrin derivatives or digestive resistant maltodextrin. One advantage of use of a digestive resistant starch is an improvement in anti-caking when using industrial quantities of the sugar. 

In all aspects of the invention, the composition is suitable for consumption by a mammal. The mammal is optionally human. Alternatively, the mammal is livestock such as cattle, pigs or sheep. Alternatively, the mammal is a domestic pet such as a cat or dog. 

