image: If you want to make the fluffiest bread possible, you’re going to need to use chemistry. This week, we explore the science behind starch gelatinization, a phenomenon found in Chinese “tangzhong ...

When it comes to bread, staling is one of a cook’s worst enemies. Within only a couple of days, it can turn a perfect loaf into lead — and refrigerating that bread only makes things worse. But staling ...

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When bread becomes stale, it loses its soft, fresh texture and becomes dry and hard. As it happens, this isn’t just because it dries out. Staling is mainly caused by a process called starch ...

As interest in potato starch increases due to clean label pressures, US scientists report that the gelling and paste-forming properties of starch from sweet potatoes can be controlled by using amino ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Key Takeaways Cooling down cooked carbohydrates can increase the amount of resistant ...

In a recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, a group of authors examined the health benefits of resistant starch (RS). It assessed the impact of food processing methods on its ...