Food Starch Structure Impacts Gut Microbiome Composition
ABSTRACT Starch is a major source of energy in the human diet and is consumed in diverse forms.Resistant starch (RS) escapes small intestinal digestion and is fermented in the colon by the resident microbiota, with beneficial cashel g2 soft saddle impacts on colonic function and host health, but the impacts of the micro- and nanoscale structure of