Dietary Fibre in Human Nutrition

Dietary fibre is the indigestible portion of plant foods (resistant to human digestive enzymes):


 * Cellulose
 * Non-cellulose polysaccharides
 * Single non-carbohydrate member-lignin.

Sources of dietary fibre: whole grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits.

Requirement: 30g/day. An excessive intake can reduce bioavailability.

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