The final effect of plant food fibre depends on its qualitative and
quantitative properties. For obtaining certain therapeutic effect or
for using fibre and fibre-rich food within medical nutrition therapy,
it is important to know the fibre potential of individual foods in order
to make knowledgeable choices and combinations. In Table 3
foods analysed in this investigation are listed according to their
qualitative and quantitative fibre properties. Only the best dietary
sources among all analysed samples are listed in Table 3 according
to their fibre content expressed per average portion of original food
item.