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> no fresh potatoes (cooking and putting them into the fridge for 24 hours is fine) What does waiting a day accomplish?
by caminante 3y ago
> no fresh potatoes (cooking and putting them into the fridge for 24 hours is fine)
What does waiting a day accomplish?
- DoughnutHole 3y agoLeaving starchy foods to rest for a decent amount of time after cooking results in some amount of the starch converting into “resistant starch” which the body can’t convert into glucose. So a given portion will be less blood glucose spiking than a portion that hasn’t had that rest. The overall effect is modest though, the whole thing doesn’t turn into resistant starch. It makes it better, but I don’t think it would make a big portion of potatoes suddenly safe for a diabetic.
- cmrx64 3y agothe thermal cycling causes resistant starches to form. actually you are best off heating/cooling it twice, and minimizing the extra water content. instead of being broken down into sugars they get fermented into fatty acids deeper in the gut. pasta is eligible for this effect too idk how the final starch compositions vary between them tho.