I was exploring a health food store and I noticed some gelatinized Maca Powder. Now, on the surface, seeing the word gelatinized should send a vegan running and screaming. Thing is, I noticed on a few other products that are mostly marketed towards vegans/vegetarians.
A little bit of research shows that gelatinized is quite different from gelatin! I had a look at a few gelatinized maca powder websites to find out what it is.
Basically, starch gelatinization is the breaking down of starch in the prsence of heat and water. In terms of maca powder, it removes the starch from the maca root, leaving a more concentrated, easier to digest maca powder (according the people selling it.)
I can't comment on whether the gelatinization process is as good as its decribed. I can say though, that gelatinized maca root is definitely vegan friendly!
-The Vegan Detective
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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