Definition and measurement of dietary fibre
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The Scientific Committee for Food of the European Community has proposed defining fibre as plant cell-wall material constituting predominantly non-starch polysaccharides (NSP). Dietary fibre can be measured by the AOAC Prosky gravimetric method and the Englyst chemical process. The AOAC definition of dietary fiber is the integral of lignin and polysaccharides that remain unhydrolyzed by human digestive enzymes.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1995
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The 'Green Keyhole' revisited: Nutritional knowledge may influence food selection
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The link between knowledge of the 'Green Keyhole' (GK) symbol introduced by the Swedish National Food Administration in 1989, and dietary selection behavior, was investigated. Both males and females with knowledge of the symbol appear to have adopted its low-fat message, but in the less educated the message of the symbol seems to have no link with dietary practices.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1999
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