title: Beverages have an appreciable contribution to the intake of soluble dietary fibre: a study in the Spanish diet.
abstract: Beverages are generally not taken into account to determine the intakes of dietary fibre (DF) in diets. Soluble dietary fibre (SDF) content was determined in common alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages - ranging from 0.18 g/l in white wine to 9.01 g/l in instant coffee - and their contribution to the DF intake in the Spanish Mediterranean diet was estimated as 2.13 g/person/day. It is concluded that beverages provide an appreciable amount of SDF in the diet, and the omission of its contribution may lead to underestimate DF intakes.
authors: Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. medr@ictan.csic.es
authors: M Elena
authors: ME
authors: Diaz-Rubio
authors: Fulgencio
authors: F
authors: Saura-Calixto