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​Consumers take nutrition seriously. Sales of foods containing nutritional ingredients such as fibre, antioxidants and wholegrains have grown year after year.

Make the most of these market trends. Reduce fat and calories, and add nutrients and fibre to products - while maintaining the eating experience consumers expect. Our experts are here to help.
 
 

 Resistant starch

 

Resistant starch

Ingredion offered the first commercial range of resistant starches. HI-MAIZE ® delivers type 2 resistant starch (RS). HI-MAIZE ® wholegrain  delivers type RS1 and RS2. 

 

HI-MAIZE® resistant starch is isolated from a proprietary (traditionally bred) hybrid of high-amylose maize. It is a natural, insoluble dietary fibre that offers superior texture and performance versus other dietary fibres in baked goods, pasta, snacks, cereals and other foods containing flour.

It is white in appearance, neutral in taste with a small particle size and low water-holding capacity compared with other fibres. HI-MAIZE ® also contributes valuable textural and processing attributes, including:

  • Improved yield in breads and dough
  • Higher crumb moisture content in biscuits
  • Crispiness in sheeted goods
  • Al dente texture in pasta

Food manufacturers can offer healthy, fibre-fortified products, which look and taste appealing and similar to their non-fibre-fortified versions. HI-MAIZE ® strikes the right balance between:

  • Exceptional sensory performance
  • Meaningful label claims
  • Dietary fibre content


Scientific substantiation

Not all dietary fibre is the same. HI-MAIZE ® resistant starch from high amylose maize is supported by a wealth of published nutritional studies and human clinical studies, and offers proven benefits to the food industry. 

Published human clinical studies from around the world support the use of HI-MAIZE ® resistant starch for:

  • glycaemic management, including glycaemic reduction and improved insulin sensitivity
  • digestive health
Ingredion product claims have been verified by consumer research and independent fibre and regulatory experts, so you can count on our products and expertise to increase the sales of your food products.

HI-MAIZE® is also well tolerated. Up to 45 grammes of fibre from the product can be consumed without significant side effects.

Additional information on the published studies can be found at www.resistantstarch.com.

 
 

 Wholegrain flour

 

Wholegrain flour

Consumers expect wholegrain foods to be an excellent source of dietary fibre. HI-MAIZE®  wholegrain offers the highest level of dietary fibre of commercially available wholegrains derived from maize - 30% dietary fibre as natural resistant starch.

HI-MAIZE® wholegrain delivers compelling functional benefits as well:

  • Higher expansion, crunch and longer bowl life in extruded cereals
  • Lower calorie content
  • Extra crunch for battered foods
  • Soft texture inside with crusty texture outside for rolls
  • Long shelf life (nine months)

One published clinical study demonstrated that HI-MAIZE® wholegrain helped people eat less food after two hours. It also delivers higher levels of naturally-occurring antioxidants and folic acid than other wholegrains.

 
 

 Infant and clinical nutrition

 

Infant and clinical nutrition

Not everyone has the same nutritional needs. Very young infants and toddlers as well as adults with varied health conditions have specific nutritional needs.

 

Ingredion produces speciality starches and provides formulation assistance for your infant and toddler foods and specialised medical nutrition foods, such as those for dysphagia patients.

 

In these unique nutrition fields, requirements are different and quality standards are more stringent than in traditional food processing. For example, ingredients that go into infant formula must meet higher microbiology/contaminant standards than ingredients for any other food application.

 
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 HI-MAIZE® in products

 
HI-MAIZE® resistant starch adds a healthy boost to great-tasting products such as breads, pasta and pizza dough.
 

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