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- Meaning of Roughage
- e.g. fruits, nuts, vegetables, etc.
What are Roughages?
Roughages refer to coarse materials such as cellulose from vegetables, which should be present in the diet to aid the passage of food materials through the alimentary canal.
Roughage is the portion of plant foods your body cannot digest, such as fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumesA legume is any plant that bears its fruit inside a pod. Legume is an umbrella term that includes beans and pulses. Thus, all beans are considered a legumes, but not... More, and vegetables.
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