The global food starch market is set to experience steady growth over the next decade, increasing from USD 22.19 billion in ...

Carbs have admittedly gotten a bad rap over the past few years, with too many people giving bagels, pasta, and other deliciously carby foods the side-eye. But there’s a growing movement among ...

Whole grains are great sources of protein and give a number of other health benefits from fiber to vitamins and healthy fats.

Even a small fragment of them can carry plenty of plant microfossils, including starch grains and phytoliths.

Starch grains are microscopic particles of starch produced by plants that can be preserved in soils and sediments, as well as on the surfaces of tools, pottery and other artifacts.

Researchers also identified microscopic remains such as pollen grains, rodent hair, and feathers, supporting the credibility of the starch findings.

The researchers found only a few phytoliths on the stones, and the starch grains they identified came from wild plants instead of cereals. "We have not identified the plants the starch grains ...

STARCH IS MORE COMPLEX AND FOUND IN FOODS LIKE POTATOES, GRAINS, AND BEANS. FIBER IS ANOTHER COMPLEX CARB THAT HELPS WITH DIGESTION AND CAN BE FOUND IN WHOLE GRAINS, FRUITS, AND SOME VEGETABLES.