polysaccharide
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These peppery greens contain abundant fiber and bioactive compounds, including polysaccharides and antioxidants.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025
Fiber is used as an umbrella term for indigestible plant polysaccharides, so there are many different types with varying fermentability, solubility and viscosity in the gut.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024
The mycelium fibers from the fruiting body contain proteins, chitin, and polysaccharides, which make them ideal for making packaging materials, soundproofing, textiles, and much more.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
My patients often ask me about two popular oral supplements: Nutrafol, which contains saw palmetto, and Viviscal, which contains a compound of marine extracts and polysaccharides.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
The polysaccharides, which are generally insoluble, must be broken down into the simpler soluble sugars before they can be translocated to other organs of the plant for immediate, or future, use.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
Vocabulary lists containing polysaccharide
Biochemistry
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Nutrition and Digestion - High School
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