Table 1.
Components of dietary fiber according to the American Association of Cereal Chemists [22].
| Non Starch Polysaccharides and Oligosaccharides | |
| Cellulose | |
| Hemicellulose | |
| Arabinoxylans | |
| Arabinogalactans | |
| Polyfructoses | |
| Inulin | |
| Oligofructans | |
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | |
| Gums | |
| Mucilages | |
| Pectins | |
| Analagous carbohydrates | |
| Indigestible dextrins | |
| Resistant maltodextrins | |
| Resistant potato dextrins | |
| Synthesized carbohydrates compounds | |
| Polydextrose | |
| Methyl cellulose | |
| Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose | |
| Resistant starches | |
| Lignin substances associated with the NSP and lignin complex | |
| Waxes | |
| Phytate | |
| Cutin | |
| Saponins | |
| Suberin | |
| Tannin | |