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The science of nutrition and healthy eating
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The science of nutrition and healthy eating

7 Where can you find fibre?

In the next activity you will test your knowledge about fibre (Figure 14).

An image of a bowl of lentils on a table with spring onions and tomatoes.
Figure 14 Salad onions, tomatoes and lentils – are they high in fibre or not?
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Activity 3 Fibre content

Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes.

Look at some of the food labels you have collected. See if you can identify which sorts of foods are high in fibre. What is the highest amount of fibre per 100 g of the product that you can find?

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