- No added sugars.
- Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
- Easy digestion and improved texture.
- Gluten-free.
- Neutral flavor, naturally sweet.
What is Hydrolyzed Rice Flour?
Hydrolyzed rice flour from FoodSeries is a powdered vegan food preparation with sweetener, (depending on flavor), made from milled, sieved, and hydrolyzed rice, with an extra-fine texture.
We present a rice flour treated by hydrolysis, a special process that turns the flour into a much simpler structural food, with an extra-smooth texture and excellent dispersion, low sedimentation and retrogradation.
This is the product any athlete or consumer looking for an easily digestible carbohydrate source is after.
It is gluten-free, and contains no traces since it has never come into contact with gluten-containing products at any point in the production chain.
Likewise, it is a 100% suitable product for vegetarians and vegans as it is made exclusively from rice grains, with no other ingredients in its composition.
Why choose this option?
Because sometimes, certain users like athletes or celiacs look for a carbohydrate source ready to make a shake and drink before training to boost energy availability, without digestive discomfort and with a pleasant texture, easy to consume.
Hydrolyzed rice flour from HSN was created to meet this need.
Regular rice flour or hydrolyzed?
Hydrolysis is a chemical breakdown (simplification) process of complex structures, in this case carbohydrates, to ease digestion and absorption of the simple molecules that compose them.
Hydrolysis allows the natural starch in rice flour to break down into:
- Mainly: Dextrins, starch degradation byproducts that are much simpler molecularly, a kind of “pre-digested starch”.
- Secondarily: Small amounts of maltose, maltotriose, and glucose.
The sugars present in hydrolyzed rice flour are natural, not added, and result from the natural depolymerization process of starch, so they are completely natural, coming from the food matrix.
Non-hydrolyzed rice flour is a great alternative for gluten-free recipes or shakes for people who don’t have trouble digesting intact starch and/or don’t need a quick energy boost to the blood.
Meanwhile, hydrolyzed rice flour is the preferred choice for making quick creams, no cooking needed, and easy to digest.
Product digestion
Hydrolyzed rice flours were created for infant nutrition for children who had trouble digesting starchy cereals due to their high structural complexity.
Athletes have taken advantage of this, seeing the opportunity to use a product with excellent gastrointestinal tolerance both in their pre-workouts and post-workouts.
Studies with this food show that enzymatic starch degradation in rice is an excellent gluten-free option with very high sensory acceptance, resulting in a product with very good tolerance (Ferreira et al., 2014).
Why buy it at HSN?
Gluten-Free
Our rice flour is a completely suitable food for celiacs as it contains no gluten allergen nor traces in its 100% rice composition.
Texture and flavor
Thanks to the hydrolysis treatment, the product’s texture improves significantly, mixing well in both water and milk, hot or cold.
It’s ideal for making a smooth and silky rice cream, with a pleasant neutral smell and flavor, slightly naturally sweet. Perfect for:
Low impact on viscosity
Its solubility features allow using a large amount of product in moderate liquid volumes without drastically increasing the mixture’s viscosity, making it easier to consume.
This is also thanks to the low apparent density of the product, which allows a more homogeneous particle dispersion reducing clumping during mixing.
Low sedimentation
The rice flour treatment ensures minimal sedimentation, meaning the product homogenizes easily without dry matter settling in the mix.
It also features low retrogradation, allowing the mixture to keep a creamy texture longer and reducing resistant starch formation.
Vegan
This product is made exclusively from rice flour, so it’s completely suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets as it contains no animal-derived compounds nor risk of cross-contamination.
How to take Hydrolyzed Rice Flour?
You can reconstitute it in a container with a mixing tool like a fork or whisk, but the chance of lumps forming is higher than if you use a shaker with a tool that increases mechanical tension (like a ball or anti-clump grid). Since it’s a very hygroscopic starchy product, small clumps almost imperceptible to the palate may appear.
The amount of liquid to use depends on its physical characteristics (mixing in water is not the same as in milk), liquid hardness, temperature, and other factors, so it’s best to add the product little by little until you get the desired texture.
What to combine it with?
You can make an excellent pre- or post-workout porridge by mixing:
Hydrolyzed rice flour + Evohydro 2.0 + Pure cocoa powder.
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