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51% whole-grain content in food products
that make health claims associated with
whole grains. Water generally takes up
another 25 to 30%, leaving 10 to 15% of the
product for other ingredients such as fiber,
Mr. Trautschold said.
Hi-Maize from National Starch and
ActiStar from Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis,
MN, are also resistant starch products.
ActiStar's resistant tapioca starch provides
total dietary fiber values of 85%. Hi-maize,
derived from corn, and Fibersym differ
even though both are resistant starches.
Hi-maize fits the RS-2 classification, which
pertains to natural resistant starch. Fibersym is RS-4, or modified resistant starch.
More research has focused on RS-2 since
RS-4 only recently hit the market, according to Janine Higgins, Ph.D., instructor in
pediatrics at the University of Colorado's
Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Her
work on RS-2 showed that eating 5 g in a
breakfast cereal could increase fat oxidation 20% over 24 hours, which suggests
that RS-2 can aid in weight loss.
"It burns fat," Dr. Higgins said. "It burns
fat from a meal. Plus, it burns stored fat."

DIGESTIVE AID

ᮡ High-fiber bread formulations appeal to
consumers seeking more fiber in their diets.
Danisco Sweeteners

containing fiber-rich foods and lower risk
of type 2 diabetes."
Be it derived from wheat, corn, flaxseed,
oats, potatoes, citrus or a host of other
fruit, vegetable and grain sources, fiber
offers benefits that prove the value of good
carbohydrates.

WHOLE-GRAIN POSSIBILITIES
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines encourage
consumers to eat at least three servings
of whole grains per day, which increases
intake of fiber.
MGP Ingredients, Inc., Atchison, KS,
wants to find out how its Fibersym 70
resistant starch can work in whole-grain

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The prebiotic properties of resistant starches and fiber in general make them a digestive aid, another benefit worth promoting.
Since constipation may affect up to 20% of
people over age 65, FDA encourages the
elderly to eat foods rich in dietary fiber.
The fiber ingredients available for
digestive benefits are numerous. For
example, NutraFlora from GTC Nutrition, Golden, CO, acts as a prebiotic that
normalizes and supports healthy bowel
function. Litesse polydextrose from Danisco Sweeteners, Ardsley, NY, is a glucose
polymer that is 90% prebiotic fiber. This
ingredient can help make baked foods,
cereals and nutrition bars sugar-free, lowglycemic and low-caloric.

applications now that the low-carb trend
has faded somewhat. MGP introduced Fibersym during that diet trend last year.
Salespersons are presenting potential
whole-grain concepts involving Fibersym to customers, according to Michael
Trautschold,
MGP's
executive
vicepresident of marketing and sales. "Fibersym
functions very well in certain applications,"
he observed.
Fibersym, derived from wheat, potatoes
and high-amylose corn,
How Foods Stack Up in Fiber
possesses total dietary
Product
Dietary fiber (g)
fiber ranging from
Bran, ready-to-eat cereal (½c)
8.8
70 to 80%. Such high
Crackers, rye wafers, plain (2 wafers)
5.0
effective quantities are
Whole-wheat English muffin
4.4
needed, if bakers want
Oat bran, raw (¼c)
3.6
to make fiber claims
Whole-wheat spaghetti, cooked (½c)
3.1
for whole-grain breads.
Oat bran muffin
3.0
FDA requires at least
Food and Drug Administration

Content
Calories (Cal)
780
74
134 0
58
870
178

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