| abstract |
Reduce digestion of digestible carbohydrates in substances based on digestible carbohydrates and reduce absorption of digestible carbohydrate digestion products (ie, monosaccharides) in the small intestine. Undigestible carbohydrates and unabsorbable digestible products enter the large intestine through the small intestine where they ferment. In fact, the food substances made by the practice of the present invention pass a controlled amount of digestible carbohydrates past the small intestine and consequently ferment the digestible carbohydrates in the large intestine. The present invention also processes components based on digestible carbohydrates with non-digestible food film material to form a reduced digestible carbohydrate food having a protective food film network that can inhibit or prevent digestion of digestible carbohydrates. The present invention can also process components based on digestible carbohydrates with non-digestible food membrane material to inhibit or prevent digestion of digestible carbohydrates and inhibit digestion carbohydrate digestion product absorption in the small intestine The resulting reduced digestible carbohydrate food is provided containing a viscosity enhancing component that contributes to the formation of a viscous gut. |