The Critical Impact of Carbohydrate Management on Dietary Structure: Excessive carbohydrate intake is the primary factor influencing body weight. Increasing dietary fiber intake is a significant dietary approach to affect weight management.

However, conventional dietary fibers often fail to provide adequate satiety, posing considerable challenges for individuals managing their weight. Resistant starch, with its palatable texture and ability to deliver dual satiety, has emerged as a crucial ingredient in weight management.

Satiety evaluation primarily encompasses two dimensions:

1. Physical Fullness (Gastric Distension): The immediate sensation of fullness in the gastrointestinal tract after eating. This is similar to the sensation after a large meal, requiring time to prevent irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
2. Metabolic Satiety (Glycemic Regulation): Maintaining appropriate blood glucose concentrations to meet physiological needs, preventing appetite stimulation and cognitive impairment caused by low blood sugar reaching the brain.

Common dietary fibers generally struggle to meet this dual satiety requirement:

• Small-Molecule Soluble Fibers (e.g., resistant dextrin, fructooligosaccharides, polydextrose): Due to their small molecular size, gastric emptying (into the large intestine) occurs very rapidly (e.g., 3-5 minutes if consumed directly in liquid form), potentially causing diarrhea. They lack sustained physical fullness.
• Cereal Bran/Insoluble Fibers: While providing good physical fullness due to slower gastric emptying from their large particle size, they do not contribute to blood glucose levels. Furthermore, high intake can easily lead to constipation.

Resistant starch addresses this dual need effectively:

• As a highly fiberized, large-molecule carbohydrate with slow digestibility, it first fulfills the requirement for prolonged gastric emptying time, promoting physical fullness.
• Acting as an excellent prebiotic, it ferments in the large intestine, forming viscous gels that nourish gut microbiota and promote regular bowel movements with a clear laxative effect.
• Exhibiting slow-carb properties, it provides a gradual release of glucose into the bloodstream, ensuring stable blood sugar levels to meet physiological demands. This effectively curbs appetite stimulation, with effects being particularly noticeable before bedtime.

Our company has conducted specific experiments related to the satiety profile of our product, which we are able to share.