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: ...

Amylopectin structure and its long B chain content in rice (Oryza sativa L.) regarded as an important eating quality determinant has gained acceptance since mid-1980s. Hot-water-insoluble amylose ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have recently created a healthier form of starch in the cassava plant. Published in the scientific journal Plant ...

Retrogradation is a process in which food starches, after cooking and cooling, crystallize to become resistant to digestion. The conversion reduces the digestible calories and increases health ...