Health & nutrition

Dietary Fibre

Health & nutrition

Dietary Fibre

Gut, meet fibre. Fibre, meet gut.

Fibre is key to keeping your digestive system regular and healthy.

Foods containing
dietary fibre

Fruits
Fibre-Source-Vegetables
Fibre-Source-Legumes
Fibre-Source-Nuts
Fibre-Source-Seeds
Fibre-Source-Grains

Top tips Dietary-Fibre-Heart-Heal-Icon

When it comes to grains, choose mostly whole grain and high fibre varieties

Eat a wide variety of fibre-rich foods combined with plenty of water

Keep physically active to help stimulate the gut and regulate blood flow

Foods containing
dietary fibre

Fibre-Source-Vegetables
Fibre-Source-Seeds
Dietary-Fibre-Fruits
Fibre-Source-Legumes
Fibre-Source-Grains
Fibre-Source-Nuts

Top tips Dietary-Fibre-Heart-Heal-Icon

When it comes to grains, choose mostly whole grain and high fibre varieties

Eat a wide variety of fibre-rich foods combined with plenty of water

Keep physically active to help stimulate the gut and regulate blood flow

What is Fibre Exactly?

What is fibre exactly?

Glad you asked. Fibre is a type of carbohydrate that derives from plant foods. It moves through the digestive system undigested until it reaches the large intestines, where it undergoes either partial or complete fermentation.

Types of fibre

There are several types of dietary fibre which act in different ways to improve the digestive health system.

Soluble fibre

Dissolves in water to create a gel-like consistency

Fermentable

Commonly found in fruits and vegetables, with small amounts found in grain foods

inSoluble fibre

Doesn’t dissolve in water

Less easily fermentable

Commonly found in grains, such as whole grain and whole meal breads and pasta, vegetable and fruit skins, nuts and seeds

Resistant Starch

Resistant to digestion until it ferments in the large intestines

Commonly found in unripe bananas, cold cooked potatoes, pasta, rice, cereals and breads.

Fun fact: we test for both soluble and insoluble fibre in our bread. It’s the Bürgen® way.

So, how much
do I need?

Well, the adequate daily intake of fibre according to the The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is:

Dietary Fibre 30g Men
Dietary Fibre 25g Women

Where are you
getting your fibre?

There are 4-5 grams of fibre in:*

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Get-Fibre-From-Chickpeas
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Get-Fibre-From-Cooked-Vegetables
Get-Fibre-From-FRuit
Get-Fibre-From-Chickpeas

So, how much
do I need?

Well, the adequate daily intake of fibre according to the The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is:

Dietary Fibre 30g Men
Dietary Fibre 25g Women

Where are you
getting your fibre?

There are 4-5 grams of fibre in:*

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Get-Fibre-From-Oats
Get-Fibre-From-Wholemeal-Pasta
Get-Fibre-From-Cooked-Vegetables
Get-Fibre-From-Fruit
Get-Fibre-From-Chickpeas

Your body works
better with Bürgen®

The good news is, all Bürgen® products contain at least 4.6 grams of fibre per serve.

If you’re looking for bread that’s high in fibre, these loaves all contain at least 7.2 grams of fibre per serve:

Burgen Bread Cholesterol Lowering Whole Grain & Oats
Burgen Bread LOWER CARB SUNFLOWER & LINSEED

Your body works
better with Bürgen®

The good news is, all Bürgen® products contain at least 4.6 grams of fibre per serve.

If you’re looking for bread that’s high in fibre, the loaves below all contain at least 7.2 grams of fibre per serve:

Burgen Bread Cholesterol Lowering Whole Grain & Oats
Burgen Bread LOWER CARB SUNFLOWER & LINSEED

Please speak to your healthcare professional for more specific advice and before making any changes to your diet.

*Aus Food Comp Database, FSANZ, 2019.