nutritional composition to promote the balance of intestinal flora and to promote health

A nutritional composition for administration to an individual, which comprises: a soluble fiber, which comprises a fructooligosaccharide (FOS), in an amount within a range ranging from 35% to 44%, by weight; a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide is acacia gum ( "AG"), and is not rubber partially hydrolyzed guar (PHGG), and it is present in an amount within a range ranging from 38% to about 50% by weight; and inulin, in an amount within a range that goes from 12% to 24%, by weight; wherein the FOS and polysaccharide are present in a ratio factor comprised within a range, by weight, from 62: 38-55: 62, and the FOS and inulin are present in factor ratio, by weight, comprised within a range that goes from 82: 18-58: 42.