If You Store Your Bread In The Freezer, You're Getting An Unexpected Health Benefit
This can significantly impact your blood sugar management and digestion. Bread may be a simple kitchen staple, but did you know that how you store it can actually impact its health benefits? Maybe you store yours at room temperature in the pantry or toss it into the refrigerator (we beg you to stop doing that, because it only dries it out). But if you store your bread in the freezer, you may be getting some additional benefits besides long-lasting storage — because freezing bread can also give a meaningful boost to your gut health, blood sugar and digestion, thanks to a natural change in the starches through a process called retrogradation, which forms resistant starch. Cooling is key to retrogradation, and storage temperature influences how much resistant starch forms. The Science Behind Retrogradation Starch is a type of carbohydrate found in foods like bread, potatoes and grains, and it absorbs moisture and gelatinizes when cooked with water. At a molecular level, starch is made up ...
