The Claim

Microwave reheating of cold-stored cooked rice does not significantly alter the content of V-type starch crystallites or short-range molecular order, but increases resistance to enzymatic digestion, indicating that structural features such as pore architecture and disruption of B-type crystallites are the primary determinants of resistant starch formation.

Source: Microwave reheating enriches resistant starch in cold-chain cooked rice: A view of structural alterations during digestion.

What the research says

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In plain English

Reheating cold-stored cooked rice in a microwave does not change the V-type starch crystals or short-range molecular structure, but it increases the rice's resistance to digestive enzymes, meaning other structural features like pore arrangement and B-type crystal breakdown are responsible for the increased resistant starch.

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Microwave reheating of cold-stored cooked rice does not significantly alter the content of V-type starch crystallites or short-range molecular order, but still enhances resistance to enzymatic digestion, indicating that other structural features (e.g., pore architecture, B-type crystallite disruption) dominate the effect on resistant starch.

Why this might work

When rice is cooled after cooking, its starch molecules form tight, ordered crystals and shrink the spaces between them. Microwaving the cooled rice breaks apart some of these tight crystals and changes the tiny holes in the rice structure, making it harder for digestive enzymes to reach and break down the starch. This leaves more starch undigested, even though other parts of the starch structure stay the same.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Microwave reheating enriches resistant starch in cold-chain cooked rice: A view of structural alterations during digestion.

    Microwaving cold rice doesn’t change some parts of the starch, but still makes it harder for your body to digest—meaning other hidden changes in the rice’s structure, like tiny holes or broken crystals, are what make it resistant to digestion.

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