IS Okra insoluble fiber or soluable?
#173317 - 04/25/05 04:58 AM
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Hi,
IS okra insoluble fiber or soluable. I read some articles on Okra some put it in soulable category some in insoulable.
Thanks
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Honestly, I have no idea, but when in doubt, I always assume a vegetable is insoluble, just to be on the safe side.
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I would pick soluble. I looked too -- and most of the sites on Okra itself just listed fiber - and then might have said that insolble fiber was good for you -- or something like that. However -- the sites that listed veggies that were soluble and insoluble and broke them down -- always put okra in the soluble category. Plus - other sites said it was a soothing fiber -- which insoluble really isn't.
All of us need some insoluble fiber anyway (just in case) and okra is a wonderfully healthy veggie. Just eat it with a safe meal.
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by a doctor or a nutritionist that breaks down food by amount of soluble and insoluble fiber at home. I will look up okra tonight and see if that food is included on the list. If so, I'll give you the amount of soluble vs insoluble fiber tomorrow.
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OK, to be prefectly honest I don't know what okra is 
...but a good rule of thumb is that if it's mashable then it's mostly soluble. For example, cooked carrots are pretty mashable, as are cooked potatoes - but celery (mostly IF) is not mashable at all. It has something to do with the cellular make-up of the two fibers, I believe.
Hope that helps!
*runs off to google 'okra'*
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Fiber chart
so you can see for yourself. The trouble is that there is a lot of discrepancies from one chart to another.
My suspicion is that it is about 1/2 SF and 1/2 IF when well cooked, like oatmeal.
Kandee
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Thanks for your replies. Looks like everything has much more in-soulable fiber than soulable. Probably supplements is the only way one can get soulable fiber in significant amount.
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I've run accross a few of these on the web and it seems like they all disagree as to amounts of soluble / insoluble!
I usually just go by what I know already (the basics of the diet) + the consistency of the food ("mashability" - I may have just made up that word  ) and when in doubt, cook, chop, puree etc. the heck out of it.
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I've run accross a few of these on the web and it seems like they all disagree as to amounts of soluble / insoluble!
You are so right...the trouble is there is no money in it for a food chemist to check the exact amounts....nor does the FDA care....Fiber is fiber as far as they are concerned.
I usually just go by what I know already (the basics of the diet) + the consistency of the food ("mashability" - I may have just made up that word ) and when in doubt, cook, chop, puree etc. the heck out of it. I sooo agree!
"Mashability"....LOL..love it...Actually as you know it's the ability to absorb water, with the outer skin/shell/peeling being the least soluble in it's raw form. Look at the inside of okra....I call it "slime"..that gooey stuff that is great for thickening stews and gumbos...but it's actually a soluble mucilage gum. Kandee
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