Table 1.
Glycemic index, glycemic load and insulinemic index of the test foods
|
Glycemic index13 (%) |
Glycemic load23 (g) |
Insulinemic index (%) |
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| mean ± SE | Classification | mean ± SE | Classification | mean ± SE | |
| Adlay | 55 ± 0.40 | Low | 9 ± 0.15 | Low | 67 ± 0.27 |
| Brown rice | 82 ± 0.22 | High | 18 ± 0.15 | Medium | 81 ± 0.13 |
| Mung bean noodles | 28 ± 0.50 | Low | 7 ± 0.15 | Low | 38 ± 0.26 |
| Taro | 69 ± 0.35 | Medium | 12 ± 0.16 | Medium | 73 ± 0.30 |
| Yam | 52 ± 0.25 | Low | 9 ± 0.00 | Low | 64 ± 0.45 |
| White bread | 1003 | High | 12 | Medium | 1003 |
Level of glycemic indexs (GIs) were classified according to high (> 69), medium (56-69) and low (< 56) GI;
Level of glycemic loads (GLs) were classified as high (> 20), medium (11-19), and low (< 10) GL;
White bread was used as reference food and was defined as 100.