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Add Fiber to Your Menu

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Add fiber to your menu!

The fiber intake was earlier in the century of the order of 20 to 30 g per day per person. Today, it is between 15 and 20 g. This decline resulted from changes in our eating habits: less bread, less grain, more meat and dairy products. The refining of flour has also contributed to this decrease. How to increase your fiber intake?

The fibers are essential to our organization. Their mechanical function allows perfect operation of our “intestinal pipe” and to ensure the disposal of waste digestion. The fibers are therefore a necessity. For this, nothing more simple, just a regular consumption of plant products every day.

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Dietary fiber

Monday, March 15th, 2010

dietary fiberThere are two different types of fiber, soluble and insoluble fiber.

Insoluble fiber is made up of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, is part of the walls of plant cells present in the stalks, husks of grain or fruit, leaves, etc..

Soluble fiber is made up of pectins, gums and mucilages, which are also completely plant structures, is found in abundance in vegetables, fruits and vegetables.

In the food industry are used as thickeners or gelling agents, like algae and xanthan gum. This gelling power is entirely due to the ability to absorb and retain water.

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