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#284089 - 09/26/06 08:51 PM
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I was in a health store asked for a soluable fiber doesn't exist, is this true? Anotherwords am I correct in thinking that there is no soluable fiber on the market?
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I believe Guar Gum is soluble. That's what benefiber used to be. I know I've seen other brands at the health food store.
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I have been to 2 health stores and searched the net and so far all I can't find a 100 per cent fiber that is soluable like Heahter's? Any one know.
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Edited by Maria!Maria! (09/26/06 09:40 PM)
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Problem is that is old. Now they used wheat gluten.
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Well, I missed that news!  Thanks for the update, Chupie. I'll delete that post since it contains misinformation. That's really too bad. The new Benefiber doesn't sound as good as the original.
In case anyone else wants more info on Benefiber, I found the following written by Heather:
Benefiber Change
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Thanks everyone but I still can't seem to get my question answered does any one know of any fiber that is easy to get that is all fiber and like heathers.
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Guar gum. I have seen it in other brands at the Health store.
For instance:
http://www.nextag.com/guar-gum/search-html
Edited by chupie (09/27/06 10:54 AM)
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its not wheat gluten they are using, its wheat dextrin
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Just an FYI-I found old Benefiber still stocked on the shelf at my local Wal-mart. Some of the bottles-but not all. May be worth checking!
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There are commercially available Soluble Fiber Supplements that contain Soluble Fiber and no Insoluble Fiber. According to Heather's FAQs, all of the SFS she lists are Soluble and no Insoluble except Metamucil which has both Soluble and Insoluble Fiber.
What makes the Acacia fiber different is that is contains no "fillers, binders, sweeteners, or other added ingredients." This used to be true of Benefiber powder as well - I don't know if it still is with the new formulation, you'd have to check the label. (The Benefiber Website still has the old label. Sigh.) In addition, "Acacia Tummy Fiber™ is the only organic soluble fiber supplement on the market."
So the answer to your question is that you can find many SFS that contain only Soluble Fiber if by that you mean no Insoluble Fiber. Benefiber may contain only Soluble Fiber with no added ingredients. Acacia definitely contains only Soluble Fiber with no added ingredients.
It does seem odd that your health food stores are saying they don't carry something like pure guar gum. Perhaps if you're actually asking for a "Soluble Fiber Supplement", they don't think of it that way. Try Chupie's advice and ask for it as "guar gum" and see if they can figure it out then.
Just out of curiosity, why would you prefer not to try Acacia?
HTH.
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