Varying proteins are coated in the foodstuff prior to cooking. In addition to acting as a marinade, the starch absorbs escaping moisture, thereby containing it. It's an economical way of turning ...

Additionally, before cooking, plant starches can be difficult for digestive enzymes to access due to the plant’s physical structure and strong hydrogen bonds that hold the starch molecules ...

Plus, though resistant starch is indigestible, it still travels through your GI system, which could up the amount of energy we expend on digestion (called the thermic effect of food) and also ...

Resistant starch is being explored as a healthy food for people with type-2 diabetes; eating it improved certain measures of inflammation, a condition that often precedes type-2 diabetes ...

Starch-based biodegradable plastics may cause organ damage and metabolic issues, raising concerns about their safety despite ...

To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows how ...

To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows how ...