Biomaterial Database

Dietary fiber content of selected foods. 1988

J W Anderson, and S R Bridges

VA Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40511.

Dietary fiber measurements are essential to assessment of the potential therapeutic and preventive effects of fiber intake. Ideally, dietary fiber analyses should measure all components--soluble polysaccharides, noncellulosic polysaccharides, cellulose, and lignin--and the constituent sugars of the soluble and noncellulosic polysaccharides. We modified existing techniques to measure reproducibly the total dietary fiber, polysaccharide, and lignin components and the sugar constituents of selected foods. Soluble-fiber content as percentage of total dietary fiber for groups of foods averaged 32% for cereal products, 32% for vegetables, 25% for dried beans, and 38% for fruits. Lignin content, estimated gravimetrically, was approximately 1.4 g/100 g dry wt for 24 foods. Detailed fiber measurements are critical for evaluating the potential health benefits of dietary fiber intake.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007887	Fabaceae	The large family of plants characterized by pods. Some are edible and some cause LATHYRISM or FAVISM and other forms of poisoning. Other species yield useful materials like gums from ACACIA and various LECTINS like PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS from PHASEOLUS. Many of them harbor NITROGEN FIXATION bacteria on their roots. Many but not all species of "beans" belong to this family.	Afzelia,Amorpha,Andira,Baptisia,Callerya,Ceratonia,Clathrotropis,Colophospermum,Copaifera,Delonix,Euchresta,Guibourtia,Legumes,Machaerium,Pithecolobium,Stryphnodendron,Leguminosae,Pea Family,Pithecellobium,Tachigalia,Families, Pea,Family, Pea,Legume,Pea Families
D010946	Plants, Medicinal	Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.	Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D001939	Bread	Baked food product made of flour or meal that is moistened, kneaded, and sometimes fermented. A major food since prehistoric times, it has been made in various forms using a variety of ingredients and methods.	Breads
D004043	Dietary Fiber	The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.	Fiber, Dietary,Roughage,Wheat Bran,Bran, Wheat,Brans, Wheat,Dietary Fibers,Fibers, Dietary,Roughages,Wheat Brans
D005502	Food	Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.	Foods
D005504	Food Analysis	Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD.	Analysis, Food,Analyses, Food,Food Analyses
D005638	Fruit	The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.	Berries,Legume Pod,Plant Aril,Plant Capsule,Aril, Plant,Arils, Plant,Berry,Capsule, Plant,Capsules, Plant,Fruits,Legume Pods,Plant Arils,Plant Capsules,Pod, Legume,Pods, Legume
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014675	Vegetables	A food group comprised of EDIBLE PLANTS or their parts.	Vegetable