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Witch carbohydrate provides energy for cows but only dietary fiber for humans?

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The answer is Cellulose. It does not provide calories/energy. The human digestive tract cannot break it down, so it is indigestible in humans.
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Cellulose. Our bodies as humans lack enzymes to break the cellulose down.
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