FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dietary fiber, also known as roughage, is the indigestible part of plant foods. Fiber has a host of health benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Fiber is mostly in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dietary fiber (in Commonwealth English fibre) or roughage is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roughages are bulky feeds containing relatively less digestible material i.e., crude fibre more than 18% and low (about 60%) in TDN on air dry basis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Basically, fiber (sometimes called “roughage") roughs up the outer membrane of gut cells a bit. As those cells heal, they release mucus, which helps move food along the digestive tract.