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How much FIBRE is really in your food,

and why the numbers don’t always match

When it comes to measuring fibre in our food, the numbers on the packaging don't always add up, or match what we see online. So, how can it be that one of the most important ‘nutrients’* for our health still has so many discrepancies with the numbers? Sometimes the nutrition information might display that raspberries have 2.5g or 6.6g of fibre per 100g, and an avocado might have 3.5g or 7g per 100g. The numbers aren’t wrong, but the way the fibre is measured may differ.
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