title: Digestibility of dietary fiber components in vegetarian men.
abstract: Digestibility of fiber components namely neutral detergent fiber (total content of cellwall) cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are estimated in 14 healthy vegetarian men during adlibitum feeding and at 3 energy levels namely 2526, 2868 and 3290 kcals/day. Values of digestibility for adlibitum experiments were 34.17 +/- 2.3 for neutral detergent fiber (NDF), 30.1 +/- 3.9 for cellulose and 53.4 +/- 3.0 for hemicellulose and 8.1 +/- 2.6 for lignin. There was a considerable variability in digestibility of fiber components between individuals.
authors.affiliation: Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D006801:Humans; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D011134:Polysaccharides; C007916:hemicellulose; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin