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 74.73 grams of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of Soup, black bean, canned, condensed, commercial.

So, based on this information, can we consider Soup, black bean, canned, condensed, commercial to be a high fiber food? The answer is Yes - definitely.


The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and gender.

Age (years)	Average daily calories	Fiber intake (grams)	Dietary Fiber - Soup, black bean, canned, condensed, commercial - 1 cup (8 fl oz)	Percent of Daily Recommended Fiber Intake
Children
1-3	1,404	19	17.48 g	91.98 %
4-8	1,789	25	17.48 g	69.90 %
Boys and Men
9-13	2,265	31	17.48 g	56.37 %
14-18	2,840	38	17.48 g	45.99 %
19-30	2,818	38	17.48 g	45.99 %
31-50	2,554	38	17.48 g	45.99 %
51-70	2,162	30	17.48 g	58.25 %
70+	1,821	30	17.48 g	58.25 %
Girls and Women
9-13	1,910	26	17.48 g	67.22 %
14-18	1,901	26	17.48 g	67.22 %
19-30	1,791	25	17.48 g	69.90 %
31-50	1,694	25	17.48 g	69.90 %
51-70	1,536	21	17.48 g	83.22 %
70+	1,381	21	17.48 g	83.22 %