Fiber supplements

The dietary fibers are the portion indigestible of food of plant origin; indigestible because man lacks the enzymes needed for their digestine.

The fibers belong to the class of carbohydrates and are made up of a long chain polysaccharide, basically a long chain of sugars; some, however, are not part of this class (see lignine). For this property not to be digestible, they have very little caloric value to humans. Are also essential for proper intestinal health.