This type of starch ‘resists’ digestion, travelling straight to the large intestine instead, where it becomes food for beneficial gut bacteria.

In recent years there have been many attempts to design starches for food and industrial use by genetic modification of starch biosynthetic genes in crop plants 1. Our understanding of the ...

A recent study published in the journal Foods discusses the effects of starch structure on human health. Study: Effects of the Molecular Structure of Starch in Foods on Human Health. Image Credit: ...

Most carbohydrates in your diet are starches. But some types of starch can pass through your digestive tract without being digested. Many studies in humans show that resistant starch can have powerful ...