Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Hi folks: Does anyone have authoritative information on the suggestion that COLD cooked potatoes are largely insoluble fiber? I have seen this indicated a couple of places, but have not been able to find a serious source to confirm it. It hardly seems likely on the face of it that something that has a notably high GI when baked and hot could become insoluble fibre when cold. However, if it is so, then cold potatoes have lots of attributes: they are very filling, a bit more 'natural' than some things some people consume as fibre, inexpensive and easy to prepare. If I can't locate good information I will probably just do the experiment ......... eat a LOT of cold potatoes for a week or two and see what happens to my weight. If the potato is absorbed my weight will go through the roof. If they aren't it won't. Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 The fiber doesn't change its composition but the GI did go down on cold potatoes because the starch molecules " gel " at cooler temperatures and so break down slower. You will still absorb the starches in the potato, just at a slightly slower rate. Potatoes are filling. In one study, they were the most filling food (Per calorie) studied I will look for the reference for you. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Rodney [mailto:perspect1111@...] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: [ ] Cold Potatoes Hi folks: Does anyone have authoritative information on the suggestion that COLD cooked potatoes are largely insoluble fiber? I have seen this indicated a couple of places, but have not been able to find a serious source to confirm it. It hardly seems likely on the face of it that something that has a notably high GI when baked and hot could become insoluble fibre when cold. However, if it is so, then cold potatoes have lots of attributes: they are very filling, a bit more 'natural' than some things some people consume as fibre, inexpensive and easy to prepare. If I can't locate good information I will probably just do the experiment ......... eat a LOT of cold potatoes for a week or two and see what happens to my weight. If the potato is absorbed my weight will go through the roof. If they aren't it won't. Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Satiety Index: Taters win! http://www.mendosa.com/satiety.htm --- In , " Jeff Novick " <jnovick@p...> wrote: > The fiber doesn't change its composition but the GI did go down on cold > potatoes because the starch molecules " gel " at cooler temperatures and > so break down slower. You will still absorb the starches in the potato, > just at a slightly slower rate. > > Potatoes are filling. In one study, they were the most filling food > (Per calorie) studied > > I will look for the reference for you. > > Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rodney [mailto:perspect1111@y...] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:03 AM > > Subject: [ ] Cold Potatoes > > Hi folks: > > Does anyone have authoritative information on the suggestion that COLD > cooked potatoes are largely insoluble fiber? I have seen this indicated > a couple of places, but have not been able to find a serious source to > confirm it. > > It hardly seems likely on the face of it that something that has a > notably high GI when baked and hot could become insoluble fibre when > cold. > > However, if it is so, then cold potatoes have lots of attributes: > they are very filling, a bit more 'natural' than some things some people > consume as fibre, inexpensive and easy to prepare. If I can't locate > good information I will probably just do the experiment ......... eat > a LOT of cold potatoes for a week or two and see what happens to my > weight. If the potato is absorbed my weight will go through the roof. > If they aren't it won't. > > Rodney. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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