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GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term
Non-starch polysaccharides: plant carbohydrates, other than starch, that human digestive enzymes cannot break down.
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Revise: Value of Water and FibreIn this course, fibre is also referred to as non-starch polysaccharides, or NSP. Unlike starch, NSP is not broken down by our enzymes into sugars for absorption in the small intestine.
Distinguish fibre from starch: both are carbohydrates, but human digestive enzymes cannot break down NSP.
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