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PBW RS1 wheat variety
July 15 , 2023
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- The Ludhiana-based university has come up with a new wheat variety called PBW RS1.
- It contains high levels of amylose starch.
- RS is short for resistant starch.
- It is known to reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
- The consumption of chapatis made from this wheat won't lead to an immediate and rapid rise in glucose levels.
- High-amylose starch has unique functional properties and nutritional values in food applications.
- This form of starch is resistant to enzymatic digestion in the gastrointestinal tract and contains a higher fraction of resistant starch.
- The high amylose and resistant starch make sure that glucose is released more slowly into the bloodstream.
- This slow digest also increases a feeling of satiety.
- The new wheat has a total starch content which is almost equivalent to 66-70 per cent in other wheat varieties.
- However, it has 30.3 per cent resistant starch content as against only 7.5-10 per cent for other varieties, including PBW 550, PBW 725, HD 3086 and PBW 766.
- The field trials have been recorded at 43.18 quintals per hectare.
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