Dietary fiber was prepared from sugar-beet pulp pre-treated by water , 1. 5% citricacid as well as 95% a lcohol, and its physical and chemical properties were dete rmined and compared. An economical and practical method for dietary fiber preparation has been esta blished. This study not only opened up a new way for the comprehensive utilization of sugar-beet pulp, but also provided a new source for dietary fiber production.