There are five types of resistant starch: RS1 and RS2 are not digestible due to their structure; the starch is protected from the intestinal enzyme by granules or cell walls. This type of starch ...

Well there’s an enzyme in your saliva breaks down starch ... cooking and cooling turns refined ‘bad’ carbs – into resistant starch foods, which your gut bacteria will love!

The food expert said the trick doesn't change the taste or texture of your food, but can make it healthier and keep you ...

Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate that the ... can raise blood glucose levels almost as well as pure sugar because our digestive enzymes are so good at breaking it down," says Cockburn.

When starch is cooked in water and then cooled it changes shape. The new structure is resistant to enzymes in our body and so can’t be digested- it’s known as ‘resistant starch’.