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fed both the 45 and 63g/100g rice starch diets were significantly lower than in all<br />

other groups. The serum propionate concentration in the rats fed 63 g/100g rice starch<br />

diets was significantly higher than that of other groups. Hepatic triglyceride and total<br />

cholesterol concentration in rat fed 63 g/100g rice starch diets were significantly<br />

lower than the control group. These results suggest that, because the compound rice<br />

starch was an aggregation of smaller granules, larger in size and denser in structure<br />

than cornstarch, it was digested more slowly and altered lipid metabolism. Resistant<br />

rice starch is fermented to produce propionate, which reduces serum and hepatic<br />

cholesterol.<br />

1.3 Processing and resistant starch formation<br />

Food processing techniques, particularly those that utilize heat, moisture<br />

or chemicals influence the formation and levels of resistant starch. This is attributed to<br />

structural changes induced in the amylose in starch. Dehulling legumes by steam<br />

treatment and cooking for instance result in higher levels of resistant starch (Tovar et<br />

al. 2002). The high levels of amylose in legumes are converted to resistant starch with<br />

processing. Resistant starch most commonly found in processed foods is largely<br />

retrograded starch.<br />

Autoclaving, a moist-heat technique commonly employed in the food<br />

industry, involves somewhat extensive processing of the food product, as well as<br />

heating and cooling phases. Multi-cycle autoclaving of starch-based products results<br />

in retrogradation, and consequently increased levels of resistant starch (RS III),<br />

particularly in high amylose foods (Skrabanja et al. 2001).<br />

Processing techniques such as canning, extrusion and microwave heating<br />

however, are reported to result in lower levels of resistant starch (Mèance et al. 1999).<br />

These processes utilize moist heat thereby facilitating gelatinization of starch, and<br />

with no subsequent retrogradation phase, starch susceptibility to digestion is greatly<br />

enhanced. Baking for prolonged periods meanwhile, was shown to increase resistant<br />

starch content of wheat bread and rye bread (Rabe and Seivert, 1992).<br />

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