Fiber

Fiber is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).

What it is and why it counts

An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.

More about fiber on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Fiber appears in 26 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Vegan sauces 2 of 36 products
Bagel breads 1 of 91 products
Biscuits 1 of 1,514 products
Bodybuilding supplements 1 of 854 products
Breads 1 of 2,388 products
Cereals and their products 1 of 5,066 products

Products containing fiber

How the NOVA classification works