Question

What is the difference between dietary fiber and functional fiber? (2 points) How do you calculate total fiber?

Answer 1

The difference between dietary fiber and functional fiber; the Dietary fiber: Fiber found naturally in foods is termed the dietary fiber whereas the Fiber added to processed foods after extraction and isolation from whole foods, is the functional fiber. Calculating total fiber is done using the formula;

Beneficial soluble fiber in grams

Beneficial insoluble fiber in grams

Nondigestible soluble carbohydrates in grams

Non-digestible insoluble carbohydrates in grams

Add all to get total dietary fiber