Table 3 Dietary fibre intake, faecal composition and bowel habits

Dietary fibre intake [g/d]

22.4 ± 6.4^b

45.6 ± 5.8^a

46.1 ± 8.7^a

18.4 ± 5.0^b

42.7 ± 6.1^a

43.3 ± 5.1^a

21.8 ± 5.7^b

46.3 ± 5.3^a

45.3 ± 5.5^a

Faecal weight [g/d]

132 ± 60^b

176 ± 81^a

171 ± 107^a

103 ± 62^b

144 ± 81^a

142 ±65^a

135 ± 63^b

156 ±73^ab

173 ± 70^a

Faecal dry matter

 [g/100 g]

27.1 ± 5.1^a

24.7 ± 5.3^b

24.8 ± 5.0^b

28.6 ± 5.8^a

26.0 ± 5.3^b

25.1 ± 4.4^b

26.1 ± 5.0

25.6 ± 5.1

24.9 ± 4.7

 [g/d]

34.2 ± 12.6^b

40.7 ± 14.1^a

38.4 ± 16.9^a

28.2 ± 12.4^b

35.7 ± 17.3^a

35.0 ± 13.3^a

33.6 ± 13.3^b

38.2 ± 15.2^ab

42.9 ± 18.9^a

Faecal pH

6.65 ± 0.41^a

6.38 ± 0.47^b

6.49 ± 0.52^ab

6.51 ± 0.33

6.54 ± 0.40

6.46 ± 0.40

6.42 ± 0.34

6.45 ± 0.30

6.45 ± 0.56

Transit time [d] ¹

1.29 ± 0.61^b

1.02 ± 0.33^c

1.48 ± 0.72^a

1.47 ± 0.7

1.39 ± 0.57

1.28 ± 0.49

1.28 ± 0.61

1.33 ± 0.64

1.31 ± 0.42

Bristol Stool Form Scale

3.32 ± 1.04^b

3.71 ± 0.80^b

3.79 ± 0.92^a

3.64 ± 1.04^b

4.18 ± 1.14^a

4.30 ± 1.01^a

3.56 ± 1.13^b

4.18 ± 1.21^a

4.15 ± 0.78^a

Total faecal fibre [g/d]

10.3 ± 4.5^b

13.3 ± 5.5^a

13.8 ± 9.3^a

7.59 ± 3.73^b

9.77 ± 4.85^a

9.98 ± 4.3^a

9.63 ± 3.79^b

11.4 ± 4.4^ab

13.5 ± 8.7^a