Consumer Info - Dietary Fiber
(ChiaCorp, december 14, 2007)
Dietary Fiber consists of nondigestible carbohydrates and lignin by human enzymes. There are two kinds of fiber, and have different functions.
Soluble Fiber:
Decreasing cholesterol absorption and thus reducing cholesterol blood levels.
Increasing saciety because it delays gastric emptying.
Decreasing the postprandial glucose response.
It serves like food for “good” colonic bacterias.
Insoluble Fiber:
Improving gastrointestinal transit (including regular gut function).
Protecting against colon cancer.
Chia seed contains a high percentage of dietary fiber (38 %). Around 5% of this percentage is soluble fiber.
