Two non-reducing hexasaccharides isolated from the roots of Asparagus officinalis were identified as 1F-β-fructofuranosyl-6G(1-β-fructofuranosyl)3sucrose and 1F(1-β-fructofuranosyl)2-6G(1-β-fructofuranosyl)2sucrose by examination of the constituent saccharides, GLC analysis of methyl derivatives, and investigation of partial acid hydrolysates and β-fructofuranosidase-catalysed hydrolysis products.