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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has become a global health problem. Approximately 2 billion adults were overweight and over 650 million of these were classed obese in 2016. Ready access to energy-dense, highly palatable food contributes to an obesogenic environment. The demand for food consumption is not just driven by a need for energy but also by the pleasure of eating the food itself. In order to control obesity, foods that increase satiation and satiety may be beneficial to reduce food intake. Noodles served in a spicy broth are the basis of many Asian dishes. Capsaicin, the major pungent substance in chilli peppers, and oat fibre have been shown to increase satiety. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that oat fibre and chilli may interact to affect satiety in humans. The satiety study was a randomised crossover design with 12 untrained volunteers (ethical reference number University of Leeds MEEC 16–040). The fasted subjects consumed a noodle soup breakfast meal (125 g cooked noodle in 200 ml clear broth) with 3 different levels of fibre in the noddle (0, 10, 20 % w/w of oat fibre (BG28, Swedish Oat Fibre) in strong wheat flour) and 2 levels of chilli (0 and 1 % w/v) in the broth over 6 breakfast sessions. Satiety was measured immediately preand postconsumption of the noodle meal with a 7-category intensity scale (none to strongest imaginable), measuring five attributes (hunger, fullness, desire to eat more food, desire to eat the next meal and willingness to eat). Results were analysed using a linear mixed model repeated measures ANOVA and Cohen’s d for effects size.