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Plant polysaccharides may be separated into two broad categories. Starch, a ubiquitous storage polysaccharide, is an α-linked glucan and is the major carbohydrate of dietary staples such as cereal grains and potatoes. The nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) of plants, such as cellulose, pectin, and hemicellulose, are non-α-glucan polysaccharides. The NSP tend to have a structural function and are the principal components of the plant cell wall. Recently NSP have become the objective in the measurement of dietary fiber.
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Englyst, H.N., Kingman, S.M. (1990). Dietary Fiber and Resistant Starch. In: Kritchevsky, D., Bonfield, C., Anderson, J.W. (eds) Dietary Fiber. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0519-4_4
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