Resistant starch: A review of analytical protocols for determining resistant starch and of factors affecting the resistant starch content of foods

Food Research International

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1959-1974

  Perera, A ^a   Meda, V ^a   Tyler, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Resistant starch; Starch determination; Starch digestibility; Starch hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMONLY USED; RESISTANT STARCH; STARCH HYDROLYSIS;

HYDROLYSIS;

STARCH;

EID: 77957105578     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.06.003     Document Type: Review

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