National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Dietary Fiber
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68492
ALT_DEFINITION

In food, fiber is the part of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains that cannot be digested. The fiber in food may help prevent cancer. In the body, fiber refers to tissue made of long threadlike cells, such as muscle fiber or nerve fiber.

Compounds in food which are not digested by the digestive processes in the human stomach or small intestine.
code

C68492
Contributing_Source

CRCH
FULL_SYN

Fiber
INFOODS

FIBTG
label

Dietary Fiber
Legacy_Concept_Name

Dietary_Fiber
Macronutrient

Y
Nutrient

Y
Preferred_Name

Dietary Fiber
prefixIRI

C68492
prefLabel

Dietary Fiber
Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical
UMLS_CUI

C0012173
Unit

g
US_Recommended_Intake

Y
USDA_ID

291
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54060
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