TY - BOOK ID - 77923890 TI - Dietary fiber AU - Betancur-Ancona, David AU - Chel-Guerrero, Luis AU - Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi AU - Mateos-Aparicio, Inmaculada PY - 2013 SN - 1628089539 9781628089530 9781628089318 PB - [Hauppauge] New York DB - UniCat KW - Fiber in human nutrition. KW - Food KW - Fiber content of food KW - Roughage KW - Fiber in human nutrition KW - High-fiber diet KW - Dietary fiber KW - Fiber in the diet KW - Roughage in the diet KW - Nutrition KW - Fiber content. KW - Composition UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77923890 AB - Dietary fiber is a broad term that includes non-digestible complex carbohydrates, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, mucilage and colloids, like pectin, carrageenan and arabic, xanthan or guar gum. Dietary fiber is a plant basic structural factor and exists in water-soluble and non-soluble form. Soluble fiber is found in certain fruits and vegetables such as oranges, apples, bananas, broccoli and carrots. It also exists in large amounts in legumes such as peas, soybeans, lentils and beans. Secondary sources include oat bran, soybeans, nuts and seeds. Sources of insoluble fiber are whole grain f ER -