Research Article
Determination of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Taste Good Biscuits in Healthy Human Adult Subjects, Under Fasting Conditions
Shobha JC*, Reddy PN and Rao PV
Department of Clinical Research, Hetero Healthcare Ltd., India
*Corresponding author: Shobha JC, Head of Department (HOD), Department of Clinical Research, Hetero Healthcare Ltd., Hyderabad-500 081, Telangana, India; E-mail: Shobhaudutha@gmail.com
Article Information: Submission: 07/02/2020; Accepted: 09/03/2020; Published: 12/03/2020
Copyright: © 2020 Shobha JC, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Study background: Complementary alternative system of medicine is widely used in the management of Diabetes mellitus. Momordica charantia is a medicinal plant with significant hypoglycaemic activity and can be used as an adjuvant to allopathic treatment. Taste Good karela biscuits were developed with good palatability and nutritional value. It is essential to have the glycaemic index and glycaemic load of a food product, before any healthcare professional recommends it to patients with hyperglycaemia.
Objective: To determine the glycaemic index and glycaemic load of Taste Good biscuits in healthy human adult subjects under fasting conditions.
Methods: This was a single centre study. Twelve healthy human adult subjects participated, data is available for 10 subjects. The study was conducted as per the recommendations of FAO / WHO.
Results: The mean peak capillary blood glucose was 147.4±29.3mg/dL at 45 minutes with test food (Taste Good biscuits) and 188.1±29.2mg/dL at 30 minutes with reference food (Glucon D). The mean blood glucose incremental area under the curve for test food was 3681.9 min.mg/dL (SEM±736.1) and for reference food 6651.9min.mg/dL (SEM±740.2).
Conclusion: The glycaemic index of Taste Good biscuits was 57.94 which is medium as per GI classification. The glycaemic load is 6.14 per typical serving of two biscuits which is low as per the classification of glycaemic load. Taste Good biscuits can be used as a mid meal snack by patients with diabetes mellitus along with their regular anti diabetic treatment.