defatting increases swelling and solubility of the starch by disrupting amyloselipid complexes. Polar lipids, e.g., fatty acids and their monoglyceride esters are of technological importance in starch systems causing a reduction in stickiness, improved freeze-thaw stability (Mercier et al., 1980) and retardation of retrogradation. The most important example is probably the use of fatty acids and monoglycerides as anti-staling agents in bread and biscuits; incorporation of such additives in the dough induces a slower crystallization (retrogradation) of the amylopectin fraction and, therefore, retards the staling of bread. Moreover, a fraction of starch containing essentially retrograded starch and complexed starch escapes digestion and contributes to the overall amount of resistant starch