Meanings
noundietary fibre (uncountable)
alternative US dietary fiber
- uncountableSubstances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Catalan fibra alimentària
- fibra alimentàriasubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Chinese Mandarin 膳食纖維 /膳食纤维, 飲食纖維 /饮食纤维
- 膳食纖維 /膳食纤维 (shànshí xiānwéi)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- 飲食纖維 /饮食纤维 (yǐnshí xiānwéi)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Czech vláknina
- vlákninasubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Danish kostfiber, fiber
- kostfibersubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- fibersubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Dutch voedingsvezel
- voedingsvezelsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Finnish kuitu, ravintokuitu
- kuitusubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- ravintokuitusubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
French fibre alimentaire
- fibre alimentairesubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
German Ballaststoff
- Ballaststoffsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Hebrew סיבים תזונתיים
- סיבים תזונתיים (sivím tzunatiyím)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Hindi रुक्षांश, रफ़ेज
- रुक्षांश (rukṣāñś)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- रफ़ेज (rafej)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- फ़ाइबर (fāibar)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- भोजनतंतु (bhojantantu)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- खाद्यतंतु (khādyatantu)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Hungarian élelmi rost
- élelmi rostsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Indonesian serat
- seratsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Japanese 食物繊維
- 食物繊維 (shokumotsu sen'i)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Korean 식이 섬유
- 식이 섬유 (sigi seomyu)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Latvian šķiedrvielas, balastvielas
- šķiedrvielassubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- balastvielassubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Malay pelawas
- pelawassubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Norwegian Bokmål kostfiber
- kostfibersubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Polish błonnik
- błonniksubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Portuguese fibra alimentar
- fibra alimentarsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Russian пищево́е волокно́, клетча́тка
- пищево́е волокно́ (piščevóje voloknó)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- клетча́тка (kletčátka)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Spanish fibra alimentaria, fibra alimenticia
- fibra alimentariasubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- fibra alimenticiasubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- fibra dietéticasubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Swedish kostfiber
- kostfibersubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Thai ใยอาหาร, ไฟเบอร์
- ใยอาหาร (yai-aa-hǎan)substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- ไฟเบอร์substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Vietnamese chất xơ thực phẩm, chất xơ
- chất xơ thực phẩmsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
- chất xơsubstances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
Cite this entry
APA
dietary fibre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietary%20fibre
MLA
“dietary fibre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietary%20fibre. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dietary fibre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietary%20fibre.
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