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Digestion in body takes place with the help of some speical compounds known as enzymes and by some digestive juices. Fibers are not digestible in human as they did not contian any enzyme to digest it as compare to Rumen
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y ago*New answer: It is not digested as it cannot be digested by the enzymes in the small intestine and therefore is not absorbed in the small intestine. However, it adds bulk to your undigested food, helping with egestion (not to be confused with excretion). If you do not drink enough water or eat enough vegetables (contain fibre), you will have constipation as the undigested food travels too slowly in your large intestine, so it will eventually dry up and be stuck there as peristalsis is not strong enough to push it out of your large intestine.
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∙ 12y agoI believe that fiber can not be digested because we do not have the correct enzymes to break it down.
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∙ 13y agoBecause humans don't have the enzymes required to digest it. Actually, that's part of the dietary definition of fiber. If you could digest it, it wouldn't be fiber.
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What fiber is digested by colonic bacteria?
Fermentable
What are the rough parts of food that cannot be digested?
Fiber is the rough parts of some fruits, vegetables, and grains that cannot be digested.
What is the Indigestible part of food?
Cellulose fiber is not digested by the human digestive system, but also bear in mind that digestion does not work with 100% efficiency, so even nutrients that we digest are not completely digested. Anything not digested will, in due course, be eliminated in the form of a bowel movement.
Is fiber a type of complex carbohydrate that is easily digested?
no
Carbohydrates that cannot be digested by the body are called?
Fiber.
What nutrient is not digested but stimulates intestinal muscle contractions?
The nutrient that is not digested but stimulates intestinal muscle contractions is fiber. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that may be soluble or insoluble.
Are fibers digested by humans?
depends on the fiber.... what kind of fiber dear?
Can glycogen be digest?
Glycogen can be digested by humans. Chitin and Cellulose, also knows as fiber, can not be digested by humans.
What is an animal eats wool?
wool is a fiber and it cannot be digested
What type of fiber is readily digested by colonic bacteria?
Fermentable
What are the parts of food that cannot be digested?
Fiber is the rough parts of some fruits, vegetables, and grains that cannot be digested.
Is fiber a directly supply energy for human use?
fiber does not supply energy to humans , as it is not digested by humans ,the reason being that humans do not have enzymes that can digest fiber .
