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Non‐starch polysaccharide intake of a representative sample of British adults
Author(s) -
Bingham S. A.,
Pett S.,
Day K. C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1990.tb00244.x
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , starch , medicine , food science , food intake , biology , biochemistry
Existing food records of the food intake of 63 randomly selected men and women in a Cambridgeshire village have been re‐analysed to determine the intake of dietary fibre, measured as non‐starch polysaccharides by the Englyst technique. Average non‐starch polysaccharide intake was 11.6 g/day, of which 5.6 g were supplied by vegetables, and 4.4 g by cereals. The range of individual intakes of non‐starch polysaccharides, measured over 7 days, was from 5.1 to 24.7 g. The average intake of approximately 12 g non‐starch polysaccharides in these adults was similar to estimates from the National Food Survey.