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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by djmips on Monday July 11, 2022 @02:14PM (#32059660)
The Glycemic Index (GI) looks bad, even look at the chart in the article. However the GI for potatoes changes depending on how you eat them. Cold potatoes have a much lower GI than hot freshly served.
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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by xeromal on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:28PM (#32062895)
Wow, really? That is very interesting? Too bad hot potatoes are delicious. I think as long as I air fried mine and let them cool to room temp, I would enjoy them.
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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by rootusrootus on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:41PM (#32063079)
It's not really about the heat. They undergo a change as they cool down which changes the GI. Heating them back up does not reverse that, so you can still have hot potatoes with the lower GI effect as long as you cool them down first.
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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by xeromal on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:43PM (#32063106)
That's incredible. Thanks for sharing. Can you tell me what hte process is called?
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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by djmips on Monday July 11, 2022 @10:06PM (#32064747)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrogradation_(starch)

And see the resistant starch link as well.

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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by xeromal on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @04:20PM (#32088252)
What temp should I cool them to? I'm making potatoes now. :P
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