Indigestible

Lignin is the substance that is indigestible to livestock and allows the plant to remain upright and rigid.

In 1996, PepsiCo released potato chips fried in an indigestible fat substitute called Olestra that, miraculously, had zero calories.

All of these are indigestible and have zero effect on blood sugar.

After two or three days, the indigestible remains of the prey will be discharged by contractions through the mouth aperture.

Agar is indigestible for many organisms so that microbial growth does not affect the gel used and it remains stable.

As an adaptation to the indigestible plant food, artiodactyls have some peculiarities of the digestive tract developed which are especially strong in ruminants.

Dietary fiber consists mainly of cellulose, a large carbohydrate polymer which is indigestible as humans do not have the required enzymes to disassemble it.

Health and safety regulation seeAlso Splenda usually contains 95% dextrose (D-glucose) and maltodextrin (by volume) which the body readily metabolizes, combined with a small amount of mostly indigestible sucralose.

In comparison, the indigestible polysaccharide cellulose is also a beta-glucan, but is not soluble because of its (1→4)-beta-D-linkages.

Indigestible material in a penguin's stomach can contribute to malnutrition or starvation.

It removes water and any remaining absorbable nutrients from the food before sending the indigestible matter to the rectum.