Dietary fiber is non-digestible by humans because

A. the enzymes required to digest fiber are depleted by digesting starches.
B. we lack the enzymes to break the types of bonds found in fiber.
C. we don't produce the acid necessary to break the types of bonds found in fiber.


B

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