The Biltmore Estate is a French Renaissance-style mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned in the United States, at 175,000 square feet and featuring 250 rooms.
A triiodide (I 3 â) solution formed by mixing iodine and iodide (usually from potassium iodide) is used to test for starch; a dark blue color indicates the presence of starch.
I decided to experiment with a sample of Hi-maize resistant starch flour to see if I could replicate the weight-loss results of various scientific studies. My kitchen became my laboratory; my body became the test tube. Incorporating the resistant starch into meals produced some amazing results.