PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SLOWLY DIGESTIBLE STARCH

摘要

A sterilised food product containing starch, the starch having: (a) an am ylose content of at least 60 wt.%; (b) a median particle size of between 1 a nd 15 mum, at least 90 wt.% of the starch particles having a particle diameter of less than 50 mum; and (c) a non-digestible starch conten t of less than 50 wt.%; and (d) a slowly digestible starch content of 15-75 wt.%. The product is obtained by heating and rapidly cooling the starch prod uct and has a high slowly digestible starch content. It is suitable for use in the treatment of diabetes, obesitas, insulin resistance, or for postprand ial glucose response.