The Claim
Cooling and reheating chickpea pasta increases its resistant starch content from 1.83 g/100 g to 3.65 g/100 g, resulting in a 14.6% lower incremental area under the curve for blood glucose (1327.9 vs. 1556.1 mg/dL/min) and a 15.4% reduction in glycemic index (33 vs. 39) in healthy adults.
What the research says
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Cooling and reheating chickpea pasta increases its resistant starch content, which lowers the blood glucose response after eating compared to eating it hot.
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Cooling and reheating chickpea pasta increases its resistant starch content from 1.83 g/100 g to 3.65 g/100 g, which reduces the postprandial glycemic response in healthy adults, as measured by a 14.6% lower incremental area under the curve (1327.9 vs. 1556.1 mg/dL/min) and a 15.4% reduction in glycemic index (33 vs. 39), suggesting a dietary strategy to blunt blood glucose spikes after meals.
When chickpea pasta is cooked and then cooled, the starch molecules rearrange into a tight, crystalline structure that digestive enzymes cannot break down. This means less starch turns into sugar in the gut, so less sugar enters the bloodstream after eating.
What the research says
1 studyChilling cooked chickpea pasta overnight and then reheating it makes it harder for your body to digest the starch, so your blood sugar doesn’t spike as much after eating it. The study proved this works.
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