Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Certain foods contain resistant starch—a type of starch that is resistant to digestion. This means it passes through the stomach and small intestine without ...

Cooking alters the plant foods with these structures increasing digestibility and safety. For example, some starchy uncooked foods like potatoes, beans, and eggplant contain harmful compounds that ...

But they can also form in foods like pasta and potatoes by cooking and then letting them cool. For example, when you cook a starchy food like pasta, the starch molecules relax and spread further ...

Other examples of starchy potatoes include Yukon gold and ... grab a few trusty russets and your fries will never be better. For more food and drink goodness, join The Takeout's newsletter.