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Dietary fiber is another kind of complex carbohydrate. Though it does not act as a source of energy for the body it provides many other positive benefits. Fiber is classified by nutritionists as either insoluble fiber or soluble fiber. This is based on whether it dissolves in water. Both insoluble and soluble fibers are incapable of being broken down by the body's digestive enzymes. For this reason, fiber adds no additional calories to your diet and it cannot be converted to glucose.
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Insoluble carbohydrate found in plants and plants products?
Cellulose is indigestible to humans.
What is indigestible by humans?
Some examples of things that are generally considered indigestible by humans include cellulose (a complex carbohydrate found in plant cell walls), certain types of fibers (such as insoluble fibers), and certain parts of animals that are difficult to break down (such as bones and cartilage). Additionally, some substances like plastic or metals are not meant to be ingested and are indigestible by the human digestive system.
Whole grain products are high in what indigestible carbohydrate?
Fiber
What are the three classified of food?
proteins, carbohydrates and fats, (fiber is a carbohydrate that is indigestible, typically cellulose)
The fibrous indigestible form of carbohydrate that provides bulk in the digestive tract is?
Dietary Fiber such as bran
Why is cellulose indigestible?
Cellulose is indigestible to humans because it acts as a hydrophyllic bulking agent to human feces. It is consist of non-starch polysaccharides. Its a soluble fiber, that's why cellulose is indigestible.
What is the ultimate fate of dietary fiber?
Dietary fiber, for humans, is indigestible. Any indigestible materials are excreted out of the body, and fiber is no exception.
Humans cannot digest the carbohydrate what?
Fiber
Humans store carbohydrate energy as?
glycogen
Name the complex carbohydrate that is the present in the cell wall of plants and forms the bulk of indigestible fiber in your diet?
Cellulose. My sources: I got it right on my quiz. (:
What carbohydrates in grass?
The major carbohydrate is cellulose. This is the form of carbohydrate we as humans can't digest. Starches are for us :)
What type organisms digest cellulose in the intestinal tract of humans?
None. Humans can't digest cellulose. Bacteria in the large intestine can digest some cellulose, creating gas and vitamin K.
