Daily Archives: July 12, 2012

Resistant Starch

Resistant starch is the fraction of starch not digested enzymatically in the small intestine. Resistant starch is considered a form of dietary fibre bacause it passes to the colon where bacterial degradation causes its conversion to short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). … Continue reading

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