As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies
recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every
1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie
information presented above, there would be about
45.1 grams
of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw.
So, based on this information, can we consider
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw
to be a high fiber food? The answer is
Yes - definitely.
The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and
gender.
| Children |
| 1-3 |
1,404 |
19 |
27.97
g |
147.20
% |
| 4-8 |
1,789 |
25 |
27.97
g |
111.87
% |
| Boys and Men |
| 9-13 |
2,265 |
31 |
27.97
g |
90.22
% |
| 14-18 |
2,840 |
38 |
27.97
g |
73.60
% |
| 19-30 |
2,818 |
38 |
27.97
g |
73.60
% |
| 31-50 |
2,554 |
38 |
27.97
g |
73.60
% |
| 51-70 |
2,162 |
30 |
27.97
g |
93.23
% |
| 70+ |
1,821 |
30 |
27.97
g |
93.23
% |
| Girls and Women |
| 9-13 |
1,910 |
26 |
27.97
g |
107.57
% |
| 14-18 |
1,901 |
26 |
27.97
g |
107.57
% |
| 19-30 |
1,791 |
25 |
27.97
g |
111.87
% |
| 31-50 |
1,694 |
25 |
27.97
g |
111.87
% |
| 51-70 |
1,536 |
21 |
27.97
g |
133.18
% |
| 70+ |
1,381 |
21 |
27.97
g |
133.18
% |