A resistant starch is one that
resists digestion in the small intestine and is digested through a fermentation process by bacteria in the large intestine.
A study that looked at the mechanism behind dietary fibers effect on the microbiome, they hypothesized that «dietary fiber
resists digestion in the small intestine, and enters the colon where it is fermented to produce [short chain fatty acids] that may enhance the healthy composition of gut microbiota.»
They can use resistant starch as food because
it resists digestion in our small intestine, and moves on to the large bowel.
Not exact matches
It gets its name because it
resists digestion; it isnt absorbed into the bloodstream
in the
small intestine like other foods, but it does create a chain reaction
in your body.
Resistant starch is a type of prebiotic, insoluble dietary fiber that
resists normal
digestion in the
small intestine.
It is starch, but it is resistant, meaning it
resists digestion, traveling through the
small intestine to the colon where it is turned into an energy and food source for the flora
in our gut.
It's actually a starch that «
resists»
digestion and absorption
in the
small intestine and travels through the large
intestine largely intact.
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are carbohydrates that
resist digestion by the enzymes
in the gastrointestinal tract and can be metabolized by the microbial species that colonize the distal
small intestine and colon.