What is resistant starch and in what kind of food can it be found?
Starches can be found in a broad and diverse group of foods that provide about half, if not more, of the calories people consume. Two different kinds of starch exist: 1) those that are digested in the small intestine; and 2) those that are not digested in the small intestine but are found in the large intestine. The latter group is defined as resistant starches (1). Resistant starch is found in common foods such as legumes, whole or partially milled grains and under ripened bananas. When cooked and served cold as in salads, several starches, including potatoes, pasta and rice; contain resistant starch. Resistant starch is also present in a high amylose corn ingredient, named Hi-maize, which is increasingly being used in commercially prepared products such as bread, cereal and snacks. Resistant starch can also be made by chemically modifying starches. Facts and Figures: Quantity of resistant starch found in commonly consumed foods and ingredients Question 2: Recently, you published a re
