NUTRIENTS

Resistant Starch

Part of Fibers

A starch that resists digestion in the small intestine and reaches the colon intact, where gut bacteria ferment it into compounds that feed and protect the gut lining.

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Nutrition & Diet(subject)Large Intestine / Colon(body system)

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Fibers

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