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 75.61 grams of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

So, based on this information, can we consider Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 - Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt - 1 cup	Percent of Daily Recommended Fiber Intake
Children
1-3	1,404	19	16.46 g	86.64 %
4-8	1,789	25	16.46 g	65.84 %
Boys and Men
9-13	2,265	31	16.46 g	53.10 %
14-18	2,840	38	16.46 g	43.32 %
19-30	2,818	38	16.46 g	43.32 %
31-50	2,554	38	16.46 g	43.32 %
51-70	2,162	30	16.46 g	54.87 %
70+	1,821	30	16.46 g	54.87 %
Girls and Women
9-13	1,910	26	16.46 g	63.31 %
14-18	1,901	26	16.46 g	63.31 %
19-30	1,791	25	16.46 g	65.84 %
31-50	1,694	25	16.46 g	65.84 %
51-70	1,536	21	16.46 g	78.39 %
70+	1,381	21	16.46 g	78.39 %