BACKGROUND Resistant starch sources, which are only partially digested in the small intestine, can be used to increase colonic availability of short-chain fatty acids. OBJECTIVE To study the characteristics of the fermentation of resistant starch, the digestion of resistant starch in the small intestine has to be quantified. We compared the metabolic fates of highly digestible cornstarch (DCS...

OBJECTIVE Consumption of a meal high in resistant starch or soluble fiber (beta-glucan) decreases peak insulin and glucose concentrations and areas under the curve (AUCs). The objective was to determine whether the effects of soluble fiber and resistant starch on glycemic variables are additive. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Ten normal-weight (43.5 years of age, BMI 22.0 kg/m2) and 10 overweigh...

Growth and sporulation of Clostridium perfringens type A in Duncan and Strong (DS) sporulation medium was investigated. A biphasic growth response was found to be dependent on starch concentration. Maximal levels of heat-resistant spores were formed at a starch concentration of 0.40%. Addition of glucose, maltose, or maltotriose to a sporulating culture resulted in an immediate turbidity increa...

High red meat (HRM) intake is associated with increased colorectal cancer risk, while resistant starch is probably protective. Resistant starch fermentation produces butyrate, which can alter microRNA (miRNA) levels in colorectal cancer cells in vitro; effects of red meat and resistant starch on miRNA expression in vivo were unknown. This study examined whether a HRM diet altered miRNA expressi...

BACKGROUND Resistant starch (RS) is part of potato starch that is not digested in the gastrointestinal tract. RS4 is a chemically modified starch (for example by oxidation and esterification) and physically (by heating). OBJECTIVE The study was aimed at determining the effect of resistant starch on lipid metabolism and activity of hepatic enzymes in Wistar strain rats fed high-fat diets conta...

Native jackfruit seed starch (JFS) contains 30% w/w type II resistant starch (RS2) and can potentially be developed as a new commercial source of RS for food and pharmaceutical application. Heat-moisture treatment (HMT) was explored as a mean to increase RS content of native JFS. The effect of the conditions was tested at varied moisture contents (MC), temperatures, and times. Moisture levels o...

Wronkowska M., Soral-Śmietana M. (2012): Fermentation of native wheat, potato, and pea starches, and their preparations by Bifidobacterium – changes in resistant starch content. Czech J. Food Sci., 30: 9–14. The capability was studied of the selected Bifidobacterium strains to utilise the resistant starch fraction (RS) from native starches of the following origin: wheat, potato, and pea, and th...

Son zamanlarda sağlık ve gıda bilincinin artması ile doğru orantılı olarak fonksiyonel gıdalara olan talep de artmıştır. Fonksiyonel üretiminde tahıllar; obezite, diyabet kolon kanseri gibi kronik rahatsızlıkları önlemek amacıyla diyet lif açısından iyi bir alternatif olabilmektedir. Fakat tahıl kepeği içeriği yüksek bileşenlerden üretilen gıdaların, duyusal kalitesinin genellikle düşük olması ...

Male Wistar rats were fed on a conventional diet containing normal corn starch or 6% enzyme-resistant starch originating from either raw or retrograded high-amylose corn starch. Furthermore, the diets were either cholesterol-free or contained 1% cholesterol and 0.1% cholic acid. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether the addition of enzyme-resistant starch to a rat conventi...

Previous work has shown increased insulin sensitivity, increased hepatic insulin clearance and lower postprandial insulin responses following treatment with resistant starch, a type of dietary fibre. The objective of this study was to further explore the effects of resistant starch on insulin secretion. Twelve overweight (BMI 28.2±0.4 kg/m(2)) individuals participated in this randomized, subjec...