Dietary fiber extracted from wheat bran pharmaceutical and dietary compositions containing same

摘要

Dietary fiber, obtained from extracting wheat bran with water, having an average molecular weight of 510.sup.2 to 110.sup. 5, from 95.3 to 99.0% by weight of a sugar, primarily glucose, and 0.1 to 3.0% by weight protein components. The fiber, when eaten, promotes the digestion and absorption of nutrients, waste excretion and proliferation of Lactobacillus bifidus in the large intestine.