title: Simplified method for determination of total dietary fiber in foods.
abstract: A simplified method, based on the same principles as the AOAC enzymatic-gravimetric method for determining total dietary fiber (TDF) (43.A14-43.A20), has been tested on 12 food samples which had been used in other collaborative studies. TDF values obtained in our laboratory for these 2 methods were in good agreement (y = 0.96x + 0.39; r = 0.999). The simplified method uses a single incubation period and only 1 enzyme (amyloglucosidase), and thus yields smaller blank and ash corrections but a higher protein correction.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, MD 20705.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D007202:Indicators and Reagents