The fibre gap
How much fibre Australians actually eat, against the NHMRC benchmarks, and who falls shortest.
- The Fibre Gap: How Far Most Australians Fall Short
- Australian fibre statistics
- Who falls short on fibre in Australia?
- How much fibre do you need a day?
- What 30g of fibre looks like
- Fibre in common Australian foods
Fibre intake
Why fibre causes bloating, how to add more without the discomfort, and whether there's an upper limit.
- Why does fibre make me bloated?
- How to increase fibre without bloating
- Can you eat too much fibre?
- Can you put fibre powder in hot drinks?
- Is a fibre supplement as good as fibre from food?
- Best time of day to take fibre
- Do you need more water when you eat more fibre?
- Can you tell if you're low on fibre?
- Storing fibre powder, and why it clumps
What fibre is
The building blocks: what specific fibre ingredients actually are, where they come from, and how they behave in food and in the gut.
- Prebiotic vs Probiotic: What's the Difference and Which Do You Actually Need?
- What is resistant dextrin?
- What is psyllium?
- What is inulin?
- What is FOS?
- Soluble vs insoluble fibre
- What is PHGG?
- What is soluble corn fibre?
- What is dietary fibre?
- Fibre glossary
- What is acacia fibre?
- What is GOS?
- What is resistant starch?
- What is polydextrose?
- What is chicory root fibre?
- Why some fibre powders thicken and others dissolve clear
Comparing fibres
How specific fibre ingredients stack up against each other, side by side.
- Psyllium vs resistant dextrin
- Is resistant dextrin gluten free?
- Inulin vs resistant dextrin
- PHGG vs psyllium vs resistant dextrin
Label literacy
How to actually read a fibre claim, a nutrition panel, and a certification mark, straight from what the regulations say.
- How to read the Australian nutrition information panel
- What do "source of fibre" and "excellent source" mean in Australia?
- What does low FODMAP certification actually certify?
- Which fibre supplements are low FODMAP?
- How to compare fibre supplements by cost per gram
- Does fibre have kilojoules?
- What does "prebiotic" mean on an Australian label?
The Fibre Files keeps growing as more of it is written and verified.
