What is Hi-maize Resistant Corn Starch?
Most starches are digested and absorbed into the body through the small intestine, but some resist digestion and pass through to the large intestine where, through fermentation, they act like dietary fiber. This type of starch is call “resistant starch.” Carbohydrates can be categorized into two groups: Sugars and most starches fall into the first group. They are rapidly digested and absorbed. Subsequently used for short-term energy needs. Also known as available, digestible, or glycemic carbohydrates. Resistant starch and dietary fiber constitute the second group. Also known as non-glycemic carbohydrates. For a long time, we only believed fiber came in two forms, soluble and insoluble. Over the last 20 years, nutriton researchers have discovered a third kind, resistant starch. All three kinds are essential to health: Soluble Fiber (e.g., gums, pectins, mucillages, and some hemicellulose): Helps lower blood cholesterol levels and controls blood sugar. It is found in fresh and dried fru
