The osmotic pressure of a tomato peel fiber solution was measured
as an indicator of potential problems associated with diarrhea after
the intake of the fiber. Data measured in water was very low, whereas
the osmolarity of the sample in a physiological solution of ClNa was
313 mosM/kg. This is similar to the internal physiological values
(302 mosM/kg), showing a significant correlation with the WRC
(r= 0.99, p= 0.043). For this reason, we can assume that tomato fiber
has WRC water but cannot capture water from the internal environment
of the organism by itself, avoiding diarrhea problems (López,
1995)