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(Brown et al. 1995). This product, high-amylose maize starch and categorized as RS<br />

II is now sold throughout the world by National Starch and Chemical Co. and is used<br />

in products including cereals, biscuits, other baked goods, dairy products, nutrition<br />

bars and breads. In particular, Hi-maize is incorporated into Australian, New Zealand<br />

and Swedish breads, such as Wonder-White, Nature’s Fresh Fiber White and Pagens<br />

‘Bra’. A number of RS III ingredients are available with a dietary fiber content <<br />

30%; in general these are derived from cooked and recrystallized maize or tapioca<br />

starch (Crosby 2003). NOVELOSE 330® (National Starch and Chemical Limited)<br />

and CrystaLean (Opta Food Ingredients, Inc.) are also examples of commercially<br />

developed RS III which is derived from high amylose maize. Research is intensifying<br />

regarding RS IV chemically modified starches; RS IV which have been created using<br />

dysfunctional phosphate reagents are available for inclusion in foods; however, as yet<br />

there is a lack of information regarding their potential clinical and physiological<br />

effects (Brown, 2004). There are a number of advantages to using commercially<br />

manufactured sources of RS in food products. Unlike natural sources of RS (legumes,<br />

potatoes, bananas), commercially manufactured resistant starches are not affected by<br />

processing and storage conditions. Such as the amount of RS II in green bananas<br />

decreases with increasing ripeness.<br />

1.8 Dietary intakes of resistant starch<br />

Worldwide, dietary intakes of RS are believed to vary considerably. It is<br />

estimated that intakes of RS in developing countries with high starch consumption<br />

rates range from approximately 30 to 40 g/day (Baghurst et al. 2001). Dietary intakes<br />

in India and China were recently estimated at 10 and 18 g/day (Platel and Shurpalekar<br />

1994, Muir et al. 1998). Intakes in the EU are thought to lie between 3 and 6 g/day<br />

(Dyssler and Hoffmann, 1994). Dietary intakes of RS in the UK are estimated at 2.76<br />

g/day (Tomlin and Read 1990) and are believed to range from 5 to 7 g/day in<br />

Australia (Baghurst et al. 2001).<br />

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