2. Dietary fibre
Table 1 shows the data for the two types of DF in cereal-products
that can be found in the literature. Numerous analytical procedures
were developed in line with the original physiological definition of
DF, which dates back to the 1970s
(
plant
polysaccharides
and lignin
which are resistant to hydrolysis by the digestive enzymes of man
(Trowell et al.,1976).