Pea [N=28143] |
Total dietary fibre |
- Remnants of edible plant cells, polysaccharides, lignin and associated substances resistant to (hydrolysis) digestion by the alimentary enzymes of humans. This definition identifies a macroconstituent of foods that includes cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, gums, modified celluloses, mucilages, oligosaccharides, and pectins and associated minor substances, such as waxes, cutin, and
suberin. (DeVries, Prosky, Li & Cho, 1999, Cereal Foods World, 44:5, 367-369). 991.43/AACC32-07, and equivalent methods are being used as de facto defining methods for total dietary fiber.
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