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Which among the following is the source of roughage?

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Milk
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Pumpkin
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Meat
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Egg
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Solution

The correct option is B Pumpkin
∙ Roughages (dietary fibers) is a type of carbohydrate.
∙ They help in preventing constipation.
∙ They remove undigested food by adding bulk to the food materials.
∙ Pumpkin, palak, apples, bananas, papaya, etc are rich sources of dietary fibre. While milk, meat, and eggs on the other hand are rich sources of protein.


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