White beans contain a substance called phaseolamin that did
slow digestion of starch in the lab, but failed when tested on humans.
In fact, one study showed that huckleberry — also referred to as bilberry — was able to
slow digestion of starches, therefore lowering blood sugar.
The bran part is rich in fibers which
slows the digestion of starch into sugars.
Not exact matches
(Couldn't
slow digestion be a sign
of difficult
digestion — for example the fact that young babies don't yet have enough amylase to break down
starch?)
A lower glycemic index suggests
slower rates
of digestion and absorption
of the sugars and
starches in the foods and may also indicate greater extraction from the liver and periphery
of the products
of carbohydrate
digestion.
When you boil the potatoes, then cool them off for a while, they will form large amounts
of resistant
starch, a fiber - like substance that is not digested by the body, it
slows down
digestion of other foods and has been shown to have all sorts
of health benefits, one
of which is weight loss.
When consumed with other food (especially fats), the rate
of digestion and absorption
of starches slows down and you don't experience blood sugar spikes, so it doesn't really matter if the rice you ate was white or brown.
A
starch - filled sweet potato smothered with pastured butter and sour cream will cause only moderate fluctuations in blood sugar levels, because
of the added fat and protein to
slow down the meal's
digestion.
Soluble fibers, such as pectin, may increase satiety, decrease food intake and reduce blood sugar spikes by
slowing down the
digestion of sugars and
starches (15, 16).
«Adding butter or cream
slows the
digestion so it isn't such a powerful insulin stimulant, but it also reduces the chance
of what's called persorption
of starch granules.
Lemons, mostly made up
of soluble fiber are also effective in improving gut health,
slowing the
digestion and
starches (43).
Most traditional diets which rely on high glycemic index
starches, like white rice or corn tortillas, use them in a way which minimizes their impact on blood glucose: they are always eaten together with plenty
of vegetables, herbs and spices which provide fiber, acidity and phytonutrients
slowing down the
digestion of the
starches and counteracting the adverse effects
of high blood glucose.
The addition
of protein from the salmon and fiber from the green beans
slows down the
digestion and absorption
of the
starch.
A weird contradiction is that in the 2012 study, there was no difference in postprandial (post meal) insulin levels, despite the
slowing of starch digestion demonstrated elsewhere.
Nutro also uses a substantial amount
of starch in their product from both potatoes and chickpeas, which can
slow down a sensitive dog's
digestion.