non-starchy

adj

Etymology

From non- + starchy.

  1. derived from *sterg- — “stiff, rigid
  2. inherited from *starkī — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength
  3. inherited from *stierċe — “stiffness, rigidity, strength
  4. inherited from starche
  5. suffixed as starchy — “starch + y
  6. prefixed as non-starchy — “non + starchy

Definitions

  1. Not containing starch or carbohydrates.

    • This resistant starch fraction is resistant to amylase digestion in the human digestive tract and exhibits digestive behaviour similar to that of the non-starchy polysaccharide fraction (NSP) or indigestible oligosaccharides

The neighborhood

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