Roughage is the part of some vegetables, fruits, and grains that your body does not really break down. It passes through you and helps your bowels move, so going to the toilet is easier.

Roughage is the partRoughage指的是那部分 of some vegetables, fruits, and grains存在於某些蔬菜、水果和穀類裡 that your body does not really break down身體沒辦法真正消化的。It passes through you它會通過你的身體 and helps your bowels move幫助腸子蠕動, so going to the toilet is easier讓上廁所變得比較容易。

On food labels the usual word now is fibre (fiber in American spelling) — same idea, more official. Roughage is the older, homely word, the kind a parent or a school nurse might use: “Eat more roughage.” It is not a lab word, and it is a little vague.

On food labels在食品標示上, the usual word now is fibre現在通常用的字是fibre (fiber in American spelling美式拼法是fiber) — same idea, more official意思一樣，但比較正式。Roughage is the older, homely wordRoughage是比較舊、比較口語的說法, the kind a parent or a school nurse might use是家長或校護可能會用的那種說法: “Eat more roughage.”多吃點roughage It is not a lab word它不是實驗室的用字, and it is a little vague也有點模糊。

Though actually, people sometimes think it means food that feels rough in the mouth. That is not it. Soft banana has fibre too. Roughage is about what happens inside you, not about whether the food scratches your tongue.

Though actually不過其實, people sometimes think有些人會以為 it means food that feels rough in the mouth它是指吃起來粗粗的食物。That is not it其實不是這樣。Soft banana has fibre too軟軟的香蕉也有fibre。Roughage is about what happens inside youRoughage講的是發生在你體內的事, not about whether the food scratches your tongue不是食物會不會刮你的舌頭。