Table 1.

Currently accepted isolated or synthetic non-digestible CHO and proposed non-digestible CHO to be added to FDA dietary fiber definition

Accepted isolated or synthetic non-digestible CHO	Proposed non-digestible CHO
• Beta-glucan soluble fiber • Psyllium husk • Cellulose • Guar gum • Pectin • Locust bean gum • Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose	• Mixed plant cell wall fibers • Arabinoxylan • Alginate • Inulin and inulin-type fructans • High amylose starch (resistant starch 2) • Galactooligosaccharide • Polydextrose • Resistant maltodextrin/dextrin • Cross linked phosphorylated resistant starch type 4 • Glucomannan • Acacia (gum arabic)