Dietary fiber (fibre in Commonwealth English) or roughage is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely … See more

Dietary fiber is defined to be plant components that are not broken down by human digestive enzymes. In the late 20th century, only lignin and some polysaccharides were known to satisfy this definition, b… See more

Dietary fiber is found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The amounts of fiber contained in common foods are listed in the following table:
Dietary fiber is found in plants, typically eaten whol… See more

Many molecules that are considered to be "dietary fiber" are so because humans lack the necessary enzymes to split the glycosidic bond and they reach the large intestine. Many foods contain varying types of dietary fi… See more

Preliminary research indicates that fiber may affect health by different mechanisms.
Effects of fiber include:
• Increases food volume without increasing caloric content to the same extent as digestible c… See more

According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), which deals with the establishment of Dietary Reference Values for carbohydrates and dietary fibre… See more