A short article covering the aoac analytical methods for measuring dietary fiber in food products, issues as well as other approaches. Aoac 997.08, 999.03 and 2016.14 The methods have different scopes and underlying principles, as s ch there is not one ‘golden standard’ method available Oma 2022.01 meets the aoac requirements for repeatability and reproducibility and the data support first action status Oma 2022.01 is a robust and reproducible method for the analysis of insoluble, soluble (sdfp and sdfs), and tdf in a wide range of matrixes. The soluble dietary fibre fraction obtained from commercial food products by the aoac dietary fibre method has been tested for the quantitative assessment of its inulin or oligofructose content.
This guideline will help identify the proper methods to use, depending on the ingredients in the formulation Referencing this guideline is a good starting point, but consulting with an expert in this area will lead to the best possible results. Maintaining a prescribed method of analysis for voluntary declaration of dietary fibre and prescribing a method for the voluntary inclusion of fructans in a dietary fibre claim as well as requiring declaration of dietary fibre and the fructan component in the nip would ensure fair trade.
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