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  2. Cellulose - Wikipedia

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    Cellulose from wood pulp has typical chain lengths between 300 and 1700 units; cotton and other plant fibers as well as bacterial cellulose have chain lengths ranging from 800 to 10,000 units. [6] Molecules with very small chain length resulting from the breakdown of cellulose are known as cellodextrins ; in contrast to long-chain cellulose ...

  3. Cellulose fiber - Wikipedia

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    Cellulose is a polymer made of repeating glucose molecules attached end to end. [4] A cellulose molecule may be from several hundred to over 10,000 glucose units long. Cellulose is similar in form to complex carbohydrates like starch and glycogen. These polysaccharides are also made from multiple subunits of glucose.

  4. Plant cell - Wikipedia

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    Structure of a plant cell. Plant cells are the cells present in green plants, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.Their distinctive features include primary cell walls containing cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin, the presence of plastids with the capability to perform photosynthesis and store starch, a large vacuole that regulates turgor pressure, the absence of flagella or ...

  5. Dietary fiber - Wikipedia

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    Plant foods contain both types of fiber in varying amounts according to the fiber characteristics of viscosity and fermentability. [1] [5] Advantages of consuming fiber depend upon which type is consumed. [6] Bulking fibers – such as cellulose and hemicellulose (including psyllium) – absorb and hold water, promoting bowel movement ...

  6. Tea bags and these 11 foods are likely exposing you to ... - AOL

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    A study from December 2023 published in the journal Environmental Pollution looked at the amount of microplastics in 16 commonly consumed proteins (meat, seafood, and plant-based).

  7. Ground tissue - Wikipedia

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    Sclerenchyma is the tissue which makes the plant hard and stiff. Sclerenchyma is the supporting tissue in plants. Two types of sclerenchyma cells exist: fibers cellular and sclereids. Their cell walls consist of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Sclerenchyma cells are the principal supporting cells in plant tissues that have ceased elongation.

  8. Secondary cell wall - Wikipedia

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    In addition to making the walls more resistant to degradation, the hydrophobic nature of lignin within these tissues is essential for containing water within the vascular tissues that carry it throughout the plant. The secondary cell wall consists primarily of cellulose, along with other polysaccharides, lignin, and glycoprotein.

  9. 7 Foods You Didn't Know Have Lead in Them - AOL

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    Here are seven foods that contain dangerous levels of lead. Kresopix / istockphoto. 1. Root Vegetables. Root vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, turnips, and radishes naturally absorb ...