“When you look at the composition in the pulses, it’s about 40 to 50 per cent of pulse starch,” said Mehmet Tulbek, president ...

A popular health hack on social media claims to make white rice healthier by increasing resistant starches. Does it work?

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are seeking new uses for pulse starches in the food and biomaterial sectors.
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The best sources of resistant starch are foods that are high in complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes, and vegetables. Some of the best sources of resistant starch include green ...

Grain companies last week added their voice to the call for extended interswitching.
Wade Sobkowich, executive director of ...

The endosperm contains mainly starch and protein. About 60% to 70% of the protein in corn is in the endosperm. This is where distillers grains comes from (after the starch is fermented for ethanol).

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’ve ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry multiple copies of a gene that allows us to begin breaking ...

Workers move swiftly, ensuring that every process is meticulously followed to produce the best sweet potato starch. According to production manager Sun Zhen, the company has become the largest ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth ...