This document discusses resistant starch, including its definition as a type of carbohydrate that resists digestion in the small intestine. It describes the four types of resistant starch and lists common food sources like oats, beans, potatoes, and bananas. The document outlines health benefits of resistant starch such as supporting heart health, weight control, and gut function. It also discusses uses of resistant starch as a pharmaceutical excipient or crisping agent in foods and provides references for further information.
3. Resistant Starch Content
Definition
Types of Resistant Starch
Sources of Resistant Starch
Immunity & Resistant Starch
Some Uses of Resistant Starch
Health Benefits of Resistant Starch
4. Definition
Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate that resist digestion in the small
intestine and ferments in the large intestine.
Examples: Green Banana, Oats, Potatoes, Beans and legumes, Corn, Some
other grains etc.
5. Types of Resistant Starch
Type 1: Is found in grains,
seeds and legumes and resists
digestion because it’s bound
within the fibrous cell walls.
Type 2: Is found in some starchy
foods, including raw potatoes
and green(unripe) bananas.
Type 3: Is formed when certain
starchy foods,
including potatoes and rice,
are cooked and then cooled.
Type 4: Is man-made and formed
via a chemical process.
6. Sources of Resistant Starch
Oats, Are one of the most
convenient resistant Starch.
Cooked and cooled rice.
Beans and legumes.
Raw potato starch.
Cooked and cooled potatoes.
Green bananas.
Hi-maize resistant starch.
7. Immunity & Resistant Starch
Probiotics & Control Viral infection : The immune-suppressed patient
encounters dysbiosis in the gut microbiota thereby leading to the
accumulation of pathogens in the intestinal tract. But RS Improve the
Immunity & Fight against it.
8. Some Uses of Resistant Starch
Starch as Pharmaceutical Excipient Starch: The most common use
of starch as a pharmaceutical excipient is as binder and disintegrant in
the formulation of tablets and other solid dosage forms.
RS as Crisping Agent: Improves crispness in foods Such as French
Toast and waffles, especially frozen reheated types.
RS as Texture Modifier in Baked Goods: Improve the Texture of
Baked goods such as cake, bread, cake-like muffins etc.
9. Health Benefits of Resistant Starch
Diabetes
managemen
t and
prevention
May Improve
Metabolic
Syndrome
Support
s Heart
Health
May
Protect
the
Kidneys
May
Support
Weight
Control
Acts as
Prebiotic
Supports
Gut
Function
10. To Be Continued…….
May Help
Colon Cancer
Prevention
May Help
Mineral
Absorption
Improve digestiv
e function
Reduce
the
Chances
of Gall
Stone
Formatio
n
Reduce
bad
Cholestero
l (LDP)
Level
Improv
e bowel
health
11. References
Jyothsna, E. and Hymavathi, T. V. (2017) ‘Resistant starch: Importance,
categories, food sources and physiological effects’, Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytochem, 6(2), pp. 67– 69. Available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324106324.
Fiber, D. et al. (2019) ‘Volume 3 Resistant starch’.
Sundararaman, A. et al. (2020) ‘Role of probiotics to combat viral
infections with emphasis on COVID-19’, Applied Microbiology and
Biotechnology, 104(19), pp. 8089–8104. doi: 10.1007/s00253-020-10832-4
Kandekar, U. Y. and Abhang, T. R. (2019) ‘Review Article Modified
Starch as a Versatile Pharmaceutical Excipient: A Comprehensive
Review’, 57(01), pp. 1–8.
