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Food labelling: Fibre

Fibre is an essential part of our diet and is found in a variety of our foods. It is important we understand the food labels to be able to interpret how much fibre is found in our delicious foods that we consume everyday.


References:

  1. https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/basics/fibre.html

  2. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/nutrition/soluble-fibre.html

  3. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/nutrition/insoluble-fibre.html

  4. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/health-knowledge-gateway/promotion-prevention/nutrition/fibre 

  5. https://www.nutrition.org.uk/attachments/article/234/Nutrition%20Requirements_Revised%20Oct%202016.pdf

  6. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-get-more-fibre-into-your-diet/

  7. https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/nutrition-labelling

  8. https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/labelling_nutrition/claims/nutrition_claims_en