| abstract |
A reduced digestible carbohydrate food made from a dough and consisting of a pasta, noodle or restructured rice particle, the food having a modified matrix structure that comprises discrete units of starch granules that comprise available carbohydrate, and a protective food film network that includes a non-digestible protective material, which surrounds the discrete units of starch granules to provide protection of a portion of the available carbohydrate from digestion in the small intestine when the reduced digestible carbohydrate food is eaten, the dough comprising a flour and the non-digestible protective material. Reducing the digestion of carbohydrates in a digestible carbohydrate-based material, and reducing the absorption of the digestion product(s) of carbohydrates (that is, simple sugars) within the small intestine. The undigested digestible carbohydrate and the unabsorbed digestion products pass through the small intestines and into the colon, where they are fermented, acting like dietary fibers. |