Abstract
The objective of the present study was to determine the glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) values of standard portion sizes of Southeast Asian traditional foods. A total of fifteen popular Southeast Asian foods were evaluated. Of these foods, three were soft drinks, while the other twelve were solid foods commonly consumed in this region. In total, forty-seven healthy participants (eighteen males and twenty-nine females) volunteered to consume either glucose at least twice or one of the fifteen test foods after a 10-12 h overnight fast. Blood glucose concentrations were analysed before consumption of the test food, and 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min after food consumption, using capillary blood samples. The GI value of each test food was calculated by expressing the incremental area under the blood glucose response curve (IAUC) value of the test food as a percentage of each participant's average IAUC value, with glucose as the reference food. Among the fifteen foods tested, six belonged to low-GI foods (Ice Green Tea, Beehoon, Pandan Waffle, Curry Puff, Youtiao and Kaya Butter Toast), three belonged to medium-GI foods (Barley Drink, Char Siew Pau and Nasi Lemak), and the other six belonged to high-GI foods (Ice Lemon Tea, Chinese Carrot Cake, Chinese Yam Cake, Chee Cheong Fun, Lo Mai Gai and Pink Rice Cake). The GI and GL values of these traditional foods provide valuable information to consumers, researchers and dietitians on the optimal food choice for glycaemic control. Moreover, our dataset provides GI values of fifteen foods that were not previously tested extensively, and it presents values of foods commonly consumed in Southeast Asia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 843-848 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | British Journal of Nutrition |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 26 Feb 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2015 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsThe authors thank the volunteers who participated in the study. The present study was supported by the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences. The authors’ responsibilities are as follows: L. S., D. E. M. L., W. J. K. T. and Y. C. R. Q. were responsible for the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data; D. V. R., Y. C. R. Q., H. J. G. and C. J. H. contributed to the conception and design of the study; L. S., D. E. M. L., W. J. K. T. and C. J. H. drafted the manuscript and critically revised the paper forimportant intellectual content. All authors read and approved
the final manuscript.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
Keywords
- Glycaemic index
- Glycaemic load
- Southeast Asia