A team of researchers has succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally though of as ...

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A VALUABLE article on recent work on cellulose, starch and glycogen, by Prof. H. Staudinger, has appeared in a recent issue of Die Naturwissenschaften (25, 673 ; 1937). The fact that cellulose, starch ...

Most bioplastics and plant-based materials contain toxic chemicals, with cellulose and starch-based products inducing the strongest in vitro toxicity, scientists discover. In recent years, bioplastics ...

Starchy foods tend to have a bad reputation. But some varieties of these foods contain resistant starch, a fiber-like carbohydrate that has many potential health benefits. Keep reading to learn about ...