Question

Dietary fiber is a special kind of ______ that cannot be digested by the human body.

Answer 1

Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants. It has two main components: Soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and can be prebiotic and viscous.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Carbohydrate

Explanation:

Fiber is made from an indigestible carbohydrate that comes from plants (unlike, for example, pasta and breads, which are basically carbohydrates that are digestible to us). It is indigestible to humans because we do not have the enzymes necessary to absorb it, so it passes completely through the digestive system.  

An example of a non-digestible carbohydrate for humans is cellulose, to digest it we would have to have an enzyme called cellulase.