食物繊維

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 食物繊維 is read as しょくもつせんい and is the noun for dietary fiber found in food.
• Basic usage: Foods containing it appear in 食物繊維を含む食品, while its quantity appears in 食物繊維の量.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Nutrient and food
  • 食物繊維 is a component of food rather than the food itself, so it commonly combines with expressions such as 含む and 量.
• Difference from 繊維
  • 繊維 broadly means fibers in thread or material; 食物繊維 specifically names the dietary component.