Resistant Starch is fast becoming the medical superfood of the world.
Resistant Starch is literally that – resistant to primary digestion. It’s a good carbohydrate, essential for maintaining health especially when it is made from of green bananas.
Resistant starch works by producing butyrate in our large intestine, this crucial digestive enzyme feeds good gut bacteria and inhibits the growth of bad bacteria.
Resistant starch can also remove inflammation, lower triglyceride levels and cholesterol, increases the absorption of vitamins/minerals and antioxidant capacity of foods. Resistant Starch also lowers the rate of diabetes and can aide in the treatment of both Type 1 and Type 2. A new study has been released stating that a diet rich in resistant starch is essential to protect our bodies from diabetes.
The richest form of resistant starch is Green Banana Resistant Starch which more than 40% per 100gr meaning 1 tablespoon can serve up your entire daily intake.
1. What is the resistant starch?
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Some foods contain a small amount of starch can be resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis, so it can enter the colon to help provide enteric microflora of nutrients, known as resistant starch. |