Most starches get broken down and absorbed early in digestion. Resistant starch is different — and that difference is exactly the point.
Resistant starch passes through the stomach and small intestine largely undigested, reaching the large intestine intact — resisting the usual digestive breakdown, hence the name.
In the large intestine, gut bacteria ferment resistant starch, a process that supports the metabolic and digestive functions tied to a healthy gut environment.
Potato resistant starch gives MatchaTide's probiotic strains fermentable material to work with, complementing the prebiotic fiber from chicory root inulin.