Soluble fiber is composed of pectins, gums and mucilage.
Fiber adds bulk to the feces and helps to prevent constipation. Dietary fiber is also known to increase saliva flow, improve feelings of satiety, delay digestion and absorption, bind intestinal bile acids, increase intestinal bacteria, decrease time of stool transport through the bowel, and increase frequency of elimination. Green beans, bran, muesli, eggplant, pears, radishes, strawberries.