Product Description

Hi-maize 260 resistant starch is a natural food starch that resists digestion in the small intestine and behaves as dietary fiber in the large intestine. It tests as dietary fiber for food labeling purposes according to official AOAC methods 985.29 and 991.43. With a range of health benefits, Hi-Maize 260 is a vital ingredient for formulating great tasting, high quality, "better for you" foods.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17119 in Gourmet Food
• Brand: Honeyville Farms
• Dimensions: 5.00 pounds

Features

• $4.49 ships entire order anywhere in the continental U.S.
• Natural food starch that resists digestion.
• Tests as a dietary fiber for food labeling purposes.
• Promotes digestive health.
• Guaranteed Fresh.

Customer Reviews

Excellent for appetite suppression
I bought Hi-Maize corn fiber after reading reviews about how it helps control your hunger. I've tried many fiber supplements (inulin, glucomannan, psyllium husk) and nothing works like Hi-maize. I notice that I can go longer between meals without feeling like I'm starving. I do 2 T in the morning with breakfast and 2 T at lunch.

Resistant Starch HO!
If you are allergic to wheat or gluten, Diabetic, have PCOS, Celiac Disease or are Overweight look to replacing your regular flour with Hi-maize®.

This isn't a weight loss miracle pill; however the effect of a resistant starch on your insulin levels is amazing. Dietary changes aren't sudden. You have to make significant changes to effect your weight (exercise, calorie and nutritional monitoring etc).

Making your own baked goods particularly bread can significantly improve your diet outlook if you are insulin resistant since your diet must be low glycemic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic) There are tons of articles on the web regarding this from this product's own website....

http://www.resistantstarch.com/ResistantStarch/Home/

to Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistant_starch

Personally, I love the product and it makes life with dietary restrictions much easier. I've also found it easier to bring foods to potlucks etc because the items I make are low glycemic more people can enjoy them.

I've used it primarily in baking
You can substitute Hi Maize for some of the flour in baking to increase the fiber content, even if you are baking with whole wheat flour. If you are substituting a significant amount for white flour you may need to add gluten to get your bread to rise properly. It's a form of corn starch, and you can use it as a thickener, although it is not equivalent to regular corn starch. I find the ratios to be about twice the regular corn starch you'd use, or two-thirds the flour. I like it, and suggest that anyone who bakes their own bread and is concerned about fiber try it.