See also: nonstarchy

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non- +‎ starchy

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non-starchy (not comparable)

  1. Not containing starch or carbohydrates.
    • 2004, Ann-Charlotte Eliasson, Starch in Food[1], →ISBN, page 484:
      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