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Dietary fiber — Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components: soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts … Wikipedia
dietary fiber — Fiber Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dietary fiber — n FIBER (2) * * * the part of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and nuts that resists digestion in the gastrointestinal tract; it includes soluble fibers such as pectins, gums, mucilages, and some hemicelluloses and insoluble fibers such as… … Medical dictionary
dietary fiber — noun : roughage 2 * * * fiber (def. 9). [1975 80] * * * dietary fiber, roughage in food, such as bran and fruit skins … Useful english dictionary
dietary fiber — roughage, fiber contained in food … English contemporary dictionary
Dietary mineral — Dietary minerals (also known as mineral nutrients) are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules. Examples of mineral elements… … Wikipedia
Fiber — Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiber gun — Fiber Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiber plants — Fiber Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiber (disambiguation) — Fiber or Fibre may mean or refer to: * Fiber, a long strand of material. * Dietary fiber * Optical fiber * Fiber (computer science) * Fiber (mathematics) * Fibre (medical) * Fiber wire … Wikipedia
