Dietary fibre and available carbohydrates in Finnish cereal products

Authors

• Pertti Varo Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 HELSINKI, Finland
• Raili Laine Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 HELSINKI, Finland
• Kirsti Veijalainen Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 HELSINKI, Finland
• Kristiina Pero Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 HELSINKI, Finland
• Pekka Koivistoinen Department of Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 HELSINKI, Finland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72157

Abstract

The contents of dietary fibre and available carbohydrates in Finnish cereal products were analysed using the Englyst total carbohydrate method. The tabulation gives the carbohydrate compositions of 44 cereal foods. The cereal-based estimated daily intakes were: total soluble sugars 14.8 g, starch 103 g and dietary fibre 11.6g (energy level 10 MJ).