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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 FIBER

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Chemid
FIBER
A list of known dosages for FIBER
Dosage*Reference
RDA=20-35 g/day Anderson, J.W. Dietary Fiber and Human Health. HortScience, 25(12): 1488, 1990.
Ubiquitous
Yes

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 9400.0 94000.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed -- 210200.0 0.6 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abelmoschus moschatus Seed 314600.0 370000.0 1.9 Wealth of India.
Abrus precatorius Leaf 37000.0 176000.0 0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia catechu Leaf -- 226000.0 0.8 *
Acacia decurrens Plant -- -- -- *
Acacia farnesiana Leaf 57000.0 306000.0 1.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia nilotica Seed 25000.0 166000.0 0.2 *
Acacia senegal Fruit -- 390000.0 2.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia senegal Leaf -- 112000.0 -0.6 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia senegal Seed -- 137000.0 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Acacia tortilis Fruit 201000.0 248000.0 1.0 *
Acacia tortilis Leaf -- 116000.0 -0.6 *
Acacia tortilis Seed -- 109000.0 -0.2 *
Acalypha indica Leaf 23000.0 117950.0 -0.5 Wealth of India.
Achillea millefolium Plant 69000.0 201000.0 -0.2 *
Acrocomia totai Fruit -- 88200.0 -0.5 *
Acrocomia totai Seed -- 86000.0 -0.4 *
Actaea racemosa Root -- 119000.0 0.7 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Actinidia chinensis Fruit 11000.0 64900.0 -0.7 *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.