TY - JOUR
T1 - Resistant starch
T2 - A promising ingredient and health promoter
AU - Ribeiro, Natália Crialeison Balbo Vall
AU - Ramer-Tait, Amanda E.
AU - Cazarin, Cinthia Baú Betim
N1 - Funding Information:
CBBC acknowledges funding by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001. ART acknowledges support for NCBVR as a visiting scholar from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Global Engage, UNL Department of Food Science and Technology, and the Nebraska Food for Health Center.
Funding Information:
CBBC acknowledges funding by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil ( CAPES ) – Finance Code 001 . ART acknowledges support for NCBVR as a visiting scholar from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Global Engage, UNL Department of Food Science and Technology , and the Nebraska Food for Health Center .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Resistant starch (RS) consists of a glucose plant polymer that is extremely abundant in nature and easily obtained through simple technological processes in the food industry. Its molecular conformation, as well as its specific localization within the plant tissues, makes this molecule sterically inaccessible to the activity of amylolytic enzymes, which can degrade any other type of starch. Such a characteristic allows resistant starch to act as dietary fiber when ingested by humans, and it is used as a substrate by the gut microbiota. By metabolizing the resistant starch, the microbiota can produce organic fatty acids of low molecular weight, mainly butyrate, propionate, and acetate, also known as short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). Besides being a valuable energy source for colonocytes, SCFA promotes a plethora of beneficial and systemic effects on human metabolism. Researchers worldwide have been investigating the broad spectrum of benefits generated by the inclusion of resistant starch in the diet, including its effect on counteracting metabolic diseases. The worldwide abundance, easy access, and variety of industrial applications of resistant starch make it a functional food of great interest to the scientific community and for the development of new dietetic approaches capable of promoting health for the world's population. This review will cover physiological aspects associated with RS intake and its impact on microbiota and health, especially to counteract chronic non-communicable diseases.
AB - Resistant starch (RS) consists of a glucose plant polymer that is extremely abundant in nature and easily obtained through simple technological processes in the food industry. Its molecular conformation, as well as its specific localization within the plant tissues, makes this molecule sterically inaccessible to the activity of amylolytic enzymes, which can degrade any other type of starch. Such a characteristic allows resistant starch to act as dietary fiber when ingested by humans, and it is used as a substrate by the gut microbiota. By metabolizing the resistant starch, the microbiota can produce organic fatty acids of low molecular weight, mainly butyrate, propionate, and acetate, also known as short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). Besides being a valuable energy source for colonocytes, SCFA promotes a plethora of beneficial and systemic effects on human metabolism. Researchers worldwide have been investigating the broad spectrum of benefits generated by the inclusion of resistant starch in the diet, including its effect on counteracting metabolic diseases. The worldwide abundance, easy access, and variety of industrial applications of resistant starch make it a functional food of great interest to the scientific community and for the development of new dietetic approaches capable of promoting health for the world's population. This review will cover physiological aspects associated with RS intake and its impact on microbiota and health, especially to counteract chronic non-communicable diseases.
KW - Dietary fiber
KW - Gut microbiota
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - Prebiotic
KW - Resistant starch
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U2 - 10.1016/j.phanu.2022.100304
DO - 10.1016/j.phanu.2022.100304
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85134703444
SN - 2213-4344
VL - 21
JO - PharmaNutrition
JF - PharmaNutrition
M1 - 100304
ER -