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Manufactured Fibre

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Structurally, dietary fibres are sugar molecules joined through non-digestible glycosidic bonds. The sugar energy within the molecule is not absorbed dirtectly as the fibre passess through the upper gastrointestinal tract undigested. However, as with ruminant animals, humans can ferment fibre … Continue reading →

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