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Based on the Fineli Food Composition Database Release 14 (Decamber 5, 2011)

Starch, total

Description

Starch is a polysaccharide which is composed of thousands of glucose units. Stach is eaten together with fibre and many digestive enzymes are needed to the digestion of starch. Most of the dietary carbohydrates are starch from bread, grain products, rice and potato.

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