### substance | fiber:

Insoluble fiber
* Most insoluble fiber absorbs water
  - consists of cellulose
* Some insoluble fibers bind certain minerals, including calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and iron.
* absorbs water and adds bulk to stool, expediting the passage of food and waste
  - promote gastrointestinal motility
  - water, which increases the speed at which waste passes through the body
* acts like a broom to sweep the intestines clean and assist with bowel regularity.
* adds bulk to bowel movements
  - stools
* appears to speed up the passage of food through the stomach and intestine.
* are high in vegetables, wheat and cereals
  - responsible for increased stool bulk and help to regulate bowel movements
* bulking agent and is good at promoting regularity.
* comes from the indigestible cellulose cell walls of fruits and vegetables.
  - fruit skins, which can help with digestive disorders
* draws fluid to the bowel therefore softening the stools.
* help improve regularity
  - with stool bulk and regulation of bowel movements
* helps constipation
  - hold water in the colon and can reduce or prevent constipation
* helps maintain regularity, prevent diverticulosis and hemorrhoids
  - move waste through the intestines and colon
  - prevent and control intestinal problems
  - promote regularity and sweeps waste out of the colon
* includes cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
  - wheat bran, whole cereal grains and vegetables
* is also considerable in beans
  - associated with the large intestine
  - believed to have a role in the prevention of colon cancer
  - broken down slowly, if at all, by intestinal bacteria and promotes laxation
  - called roughage
* is found in foods such as wheat bran, other whole grains and vegetables
  - wheat bran, vegetables and whole grains
  - wheat bran, vegetables, and whole grains
* is found in wheat, corn, potatoes and the skins of fruits and vegetables
  - potatoes and various fruits and vegetables
  - potatoes, and certain fruits and vegetables
  - wheat bran and the skins of vegetables and fruits
* is found in whole grains and vegetables and helps maintain regularity
  - grains, seed hulls, fruits, and legumes
  - whole-grain products and vegetables
  - wholegrain products and also in vegetables
* is found mostly in wheat and rye brans and in vegetables
  - whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables
  - highest in whole grain breads and cereals, vegetables and seeds
  - in fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals
  - key in the treatment of constipation and other intestinal disorders
  - mainly in whole grains
  - most prevalent in whole grains, vegetables
* is the bran in grains, the pulp of fruit, and the skin of vegetables
  - ingrains, the pulp of fruit, and the skin of vegetables
  - champion of the gastrointestinal tract
  - roughage part that doesn t dissolve in water
  - type known for keeping food moving through the digestive tract
  - useful as a bulk laxative and in the prevention of constipation
  - whole grain, brown rice, certain veggies
* passes almost unchanged through the intestines and adds bulk to the stool
  - intact throughout the intestinal tract
* provide bulk to the diet and help food and water move through the digestive tract.
* reduces the risk of colon cancer and high blood pressure.
* remains unchanged during the digestive process.
* seem to have their greatest impact on the health of the colon or large intestine.
* softens stools.
* speed up intestinal transit and increase stool weight.
* stimulates peristalsis.
* works like a scrub brush to clean the inside of the colon.

Jute
* contributes to income and food security in other ways.
* is plant fibre

Jute fiber
* are weaker and less durable than flax or hemp, and relatively easily rotted by water.
* is produced from the earth, and cultivated froma substainable resource in Bangladesh.