The Claim
The addition of emulsified formulation to cooked rice starch does not alter its apparent viscosity, indicating that structural changes affecting digestibility occur without changing the fluid behavior of the starch suspension.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
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Adding an emulsified formulation to cooked rice starch does not change how thick the starch mixture feels when poured, even though the starch becomes easier to digest.
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The addition of emulsified formulation to cooked rice starch does not alter its apparent viscosity, indicating that the structural changes affecting digestibility occur without changing the fluid behavior of the starch suspension.
When lipids bind to starch chains during cooling, they form a tight spiral structure that blocks digestive enzymes from breaking down the starch, but this change happens at the molecular level and does not make the mixture thicker or thinner when stirred.
What the research says
1 studyAdding the emulsified mix to cooked rice doesn’t make it thicker or thinner when stirred, even though it changes how your body digests the starch. So the texture stays the same, but the rice becomes harder to break down.
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