The Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) in collaboration with the French company Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients, and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Products made from high-amylose wheat contained more than ten times the resistant starch, a type of dietary fiber. Dietary fiber has been shown to protect against bowel cancers and combat type-2 diabetes.
The US company, Bay State Milling plans to market the high fiber wheat as HealthSense high fiber wheat flour.