Yes. Whole grains contain soluble fiber. However, most granola has so much added sugar (and sometimes oil) that a serving is pretty devoid of fiber, and a fraction of that is soluble. So depending on the type of granola, it's possible you're consuming less than a gram in a serving.
Oats Granola Beans Some fruits
legumes, nuts, beans, granola, grains
Soluble and insoluble fiber.
The dietary fiber that is most helpful in reducing serum cholesterol is soluble fiber. The soluble fiber excretes the cholesterol. Foods that have soluble fiber are plant based.
High energy and high fiber foods can easily come from granola bars. The sugar found in granola bars provide the quick energy, while the nuts give that much needed fiber.
There currently is no "tablet" form of this product but the capsules (not the "Smart Chews") contain, according to information on the Citrucel web site, 1/2 gram of soluble fiber per capsule. A "dose" is 2 capsules for 1 gram of soluble fiber.
There are two types of fiber, soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water, like oatmeal. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve, but is important to bulk up and clean the colon.
Granola bars that have peanut butter or peanuts and are low calorie contain the best nutrition.
Pectin fiber is soluble.
soluble fiber is digestable, and insoluble fiber is not.1 will dissolve to make a solution, 1 won't.
none I believe oats (Oatmeal, cheerios) is soluble fiber.
Pectin is soluble in cold water.