Because not all fiber is the same….

Hi-maize resistant starch offers the food formulator one of the best forms of dietary fiber in a product that won’t affect the taste, texture and appearance of processed foods. But it does more than deliver fiber.

Benefits

·         Hi-maize promotes digestive health.* It helps to maintain healthy colon cells by increasing short-chain fatty acid levels (particularly butyrate, which is important for colon health). It has a mild bulking effect and promotes regularity.  Animal trials have also demonstrated that it helps heal intestinal ulcerations and prevents damage from toxins and high protein diets.

·         Hi-maize is a prebiotic fiber.* It increases the levels of beneficial bacteria, which reduce pH while suppressing harmful compounds such as phenols, ammonia and secondary bile acids.  Animal studies demonstrate synergistic effects when delivered simultaneously with beneficial probiotic bacteria.  

·         Glycemic management:  Hi-maize helps to maintain healthy blood sugar levels within the normal range by improving insulin sensitivity in healthy people,  in type 2 diabetics and in individuals with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance* Hi-maize also reduces the glycemic and insulin response of foods when substituted for flour or other rapidly digested carbohydrates.*  

·         Energy management:  Hi-maize helps to balance energy following a meal.* It provides a balance of short-term and longer-term energy to the body following meals.  In the small intestine, a portion of Hi-maize is digested as glucose that is available as short-term energy.  In the large intestine, the remaining portion of Hi-maize is fermented to produce longer-term energy sources, including acetate and other short-chain fatty acids. 

·         Weight management:    With two-thirds of American adults overweight or obese, weight loss and maintenance as well as preventing initial or additional weight gain are concerns. 

•       Hi-maize can help in several ways:Hi-maize delivers fewer calories than flour and is a valuable part of diets designed for maintaining healthy weight.* Physiologically, the energy value of Hi-maize has been measured at 2 and 3 kilocalories/gram.  By comparison, digestible starch delivers 4 kcal/gram. 

•       The consumption of products with Hi-maize can help individuals feel fuller in the hours after a meal as well as the next day. It also has been shown to help people eat less after 2 hours as well as over the proceeding 24 hours.*

•       Hi-maize may impact body composition by increasing fat oxidation and reducing fat storage after a meal.*

      Additional studies are needed to determine the potential benefits in weight managemen or weight loss when people follow a diet high in resistant starch

No Compromises!

·         With Hi-maize, consumers can eat the tasty & convenient foods they love.  White in appearance, neutral in taste with a small particle size, Hi-maize has a minimal impact on organoleptic profile.  Consumers benefit from healthy foods that look and taste appealing. 

·         Easy to use.  Food processing tolerant, Hi-maize is simply used by direct partial flour replacement in flour-based products, such as bread, baked goods and pasta, or it is just included in the recipe, for example in nutrition bars.  It is this easy because Hi-maize offers low water-holding capacity and small particle size.  Hi-maize offers excellent stability against acid, yeast and low-medium shear processes, making it the ideal choice for fiber enrichment in food formulations.

 Hi-maize is extraordinarily well tolerated.* One review of eight published  human clinical studies concluded that individuals could consume up to 45 grams of dietary fiber from Hi-maize without side effects.  This is because it is insoluble and it ferments slowly.

*Each benefit is supported by published peer-reviewed studies in healthy people and/or healthy animals. For more information, see the "Clinical Studies" page and reference list.