Catherine Shalini Raja – Happy To Serve
Catherine Shalini Raja – Happy To Serve
The types of fibre contained in vegetables and fruits contribute greatly towards good health.
The vegetables with the biggest fibre ratings include sweet corn, carrots, potatoes, parsnips and peas. And among the high ranking fruits are raspberries, pears, strawberries and guavas.
Fibre forms the skeletal system of plants. Without it no plant or tree would be able to stand upright. Dietary fibre, the roughage of yesteryears, consists of those parts of the plant foods that cannot be digested by enzymes or other digestive secretions in the alimentary canal.