Glycemic index of grain amaranth, wheat and rice in NIDDM subjects.
Glycemic index of grain amaranth, wheat and rice preparations was studied in non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects. Diets containing 50 g carbohydrate equivalent were given and post-prandial blood glucose estimated at different intervals. Glycemic index calculated for different experimental diets showed that GI of amaranth-wheat composite flour diet (25:75) was the least (65.6%) followed by wheat diet (65.7%), rice diet (69.2%), amaranth-wheat flour 50:50 (75.5%), and popped amaranth in milk (97.3%). Therefore 25:75 combination of amaranth and wheat, wheat and rice can be considered low GI food, 50:50 grain amaranth and wheat medium GI food and popped amaranth and milk combination high GI food.
Chaturvedi
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Department of Foods and Nutrition, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Sarojini
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Nirmala
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Nirmalamma
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Satyanarayana
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D000328:Adult; D027721:Amaranthus; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014908:Triticum / Q000378:metabolism*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D010940:Plant Proteins