date:Jul 03, 2014
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The Codex Alimentarius Commission, which develops harmonized international food standards, established a fiber definition in 2009, Dr. DeVries said. Codex involves 186 countries, including the United States, he said.
The Institute of Medicine has defined dietary fiber as non-digestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intrinsic and intact in plants, and it has defined added fiber as isolated, non-digestible carbohydrates that have beneficial physiological effects in humans. Under the F.