Starches

... is practical in fruit, vegetables, nuts and high fibre starch foods. At least five different ones each day. When hungry, fill up on the high fibre starches. And potatoes are a good food, as long as they are not cooked with saturated fats. Ditto for corn. Potatoes have a lot of undigestible starch ...

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Alchemy: the chemical process of turning carbohydrates, starches, and proteins into 24k gold.

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glucoamylase(3.2.1.3): An enzyme that breaks the bonds near the ends of large carbohydrates (starches), releasing maltose and free glucose. From here: http://www.enzymeexperts.com/glossary/g.html

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... it gets into the bloodstream. OK... but it's my impression that digestion involves extracting proteins from the food (along w/dissoving sugars and starches).. but what does it do (if anything) to the proteins? I believe I've read that at least some of them are needed "intact" in the bloodstream. ...

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... biochemical reactions in mild conditions opens up many opportunities for improving large scale industrial processes. For example, Wheat and Maize starches are now converted to glucose and fructose syrups without the need for inorganic acids. This is achieved by using naturally produced enzymes ...

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