Based on the definition of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), dietary fibre (DF) includes non-starch polysaccharides, resistant starch, resistant oligosaccharides with three or more monomeric units and other non-digestible, but quantitatively minor, components that are associated with the dietary fibre polysaccharides, especially lignin1. This definition is in accordance with Codex Alimentarius’ (CODEX) definition, although the inclusion of non-digestible carbohydrates witwhat is celemental iron vs bisglycinatehelated ironh 3-9 monomeric residues is so far left of the national authorities2. Examples of DF include cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectins, hydrocolloids, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) or resistant starch.
Behind the scenes of dietary fibre labelling
