The Claim
The japonica rice variety Youtangdao 3 has a 36% shorter active digestion duration and a 24% faster glucose production rate than the indica rice variety Guangluai 4, despite comparable amylose content, due to reduced cohesiveness in the cooked grain that enhances enzyme accessibility to starch.
What the research says
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When cooked, the rice variety Youtangdao 3 breaks down starch into glucose faster and for a shorter time than Guangluai 4, even though both have the same amount of amylose, because its cooked grains are less sticky and allow digestive enzymes to reach the starch more easily.
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Among high-amylose rice varieties, the japonica variety Youtangdao 3 exhibits a 36% shorter active digestion duration and a 24% faster glucose production rate than the indica variety Guangluai 4, despite having similar amylose content, due to lower cohesiveness in the cooked grain, which increases enzyme accessibility to starch.
When the rice grain is cooked, less stickiness allows digestive enzymes to reach the starch more easily, breaking it down faster and releasing glucose more quickly, even though some starch resists digestion.
What the research says
1 studyEven though both rices have the same amount of amylose, the japonica rice (Youtangdao 3) is less sticky when cooked, so digestive enzymes can break it down faster and release glucose more quickly than the indica rice (Guangluai 4).
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