Cooling starches helps to increase the amount of resistant starches found in certain carbohydrate containing foods like potatoes and rice. Resistant starches are a type of carbohydrate that doesn’t get digested by the small intestine, but instead becomes food for your gut microbiome. This type of carbohydrate is associated in a more controlled release of glucose in the blood stream, which may be of interest for those trying to manage their diabetes. An important note, while resistant starches can provide this benefit, making sure you’re eating carbohydrates in balance with protein and/or fats is beneficial enough in creating a similar form of blood glucose control.