Enrichment of rice and finger millet based preparations with gum acacia and their effects on glycemic response in non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects.

摘要

The post-prandial responses to different rice products after enrichment with gum acacia - a source of soluble fiber in comparison with finger millet based preparations is examined. Roti, upma and idli were fed as 50 g carbohydrate portion after an overnight fast to non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects and the rise in blood glucose 2 h after administration was recorded. The gum incorporated products showed very low glycemic index values of 41-48% for finger millet based preparations and 68-70% for rice based preparations. Of the different preparations, roti produced greater glucose lowering effect than upma and idli. Though gum acacia reduced the glycemic response of rice, but not to the extent observed with finger millet..