Abstract

Objective

Glycaemic Index (GI) ranks the body’s response to carbohydrate content in food such that high GI food increases postprandial blood glucose levels. One of the popular drinks at food and beverage outlets is a drink made from calamansi, a citrus that is believed not to induce an increase in blood glucose levels. In this non-randomised single-blind (participants) study, capillary blood from 10 healthy males were sampled following consumption of either glucose or the calamansi drink. The blood glucose measurements were then used to calculate the GI for the drink.

Results

The GI of the calamansi drink tested was calculated as 37, a value within the range of low GI foods.

Trial registration Clinical Trials identifier NCT04462016; Retrospectively registered on July 1, 2020.

Details

Title
Blood glucose response to a calamansi drink in healthy adults: a non-randomised study
Author
Siner, Angela  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mauna Sree Sevanesan; Tati Ambomai; Zakiah Abd. Wahab; Lasem, Liwan
Pages
1-4
Section
Research note
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
17560500
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05250-8
ProQuest document ID
2444108587
Copyright
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