Define Recommended Intake of Fibre?
1. A minimum of fibre intake of 20 g/day is recommended by the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the National Cancer Institute, US and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).
2. Alternately, 10-13 g dietary fibre intake per 1000 Kcal also has been suggested by ADA. FASEB, the National Cancer Institute and ADA suggest an. upper limit of 35 g/day.
3. Dietary fibre is now a mandatory component of US food labels.
4. Thus, dietary fibre is now recognized as important component of diet and plays an important role in gastrointestinal physiology and has a number of potential health benefits.