菊粉 (júfěn): inulin (a soluble fibre / fruct…

Meanings

1 inulin (a soluble fibre / fructan extracted mainly from chicory root)
2 (also fan slang) hardcore fan of Jackie Chan (成龙) — pun on 菊 'chrysanthemum/butt' jokes

Characters

菊

jú

chrysanthemum / (in 菊芋, Jerusalem artichoke)

粉

fěn

powder

Examples

菊粉是一种常见的益生元。

Júfěn shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de yìshēngyuán.

Inulin is a common prebiotic.

这款酸奶添加了菊粉以促进肠道健康。

Zhè kuǎn suānnǎi tiānjiāle júfěn yǐ cùjìn chángdào jiànkāng.

This yogurt has inulin added to promote gut health.

Tips

usage

Mainly a biochemistry / nutrition word: 菊粉 is inulin, a fructose-based dietary fibre that ferments in the gut. Found in chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, and many functional foods. The 菊 here is from 菊芋 (júyù, Jerusalem artichoke), not the chrysanthemum flower.