Category Archives: Retrogradation

Oats and Legumes to Control Blood Sugar

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Amylase, Amylase Inhibitors, Amylopectin, Amylose, Beans, Digestion and Absorption, Fibre, Oats (Avena sativa), Peanut, Pulses / Legumes, Retrogradation, Soy, Starch, Whole Grains | Comments Off on Oats and Legumes to Control Blood Sugar

Resistant Starch

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Resistant starch is the fraction of starch not digested enzymatically in the small intestine. Resistant starch is considered a form of dietary fibre bacause it passes to the colon where bacterial degradation causes its conversion to short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). … Continue reading →

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Pulses for Weight Control

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Legumes are the pods of plants from the Fabaceae (leguminosae) family and include alfalfa, clover, lupin, peas, peanuts, green beans, chickpeas, broad beans and soybeans and lentils. Pulses are legumes that are harvested for their dry grain, hence the common … Continue reading →

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