Handbook of Dietary Fiber
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Dietary fiber
Dietary fiber is plant-derived material that is resistant to digestion by human alimentary enzymes. Fiber may be divided into two broad chemical classes: 7) non-a-glucan polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectins) and 2) lignins. Dietary fiber behaves within the gastrointestinal tract as a polymer matrix with variable physicochemical properties including susceptibility to bacterial...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.2.493