Table 1.

Diet and meal composition and foods used to construct the low and high GI test meals provided in the study.

	Low GI Diet				High GI Diet
	% of Total	E% CHO	E% Fat	E% Protein	% of Total	E% CHO	E% Fat	E% Protein
Dinner	35.6	68.2	11.7	20.1	35.8	70.8	11.3	17.9
	Basmati parboiled rice				Glutinous rice
	Chicken stock				Chicken stock
	Teriyaki chicken				Teriyaki chicken
	Chinese spinach				Carrots
	Fruit drink with Palatinose™				Fruit drink with sucrose
Breakfast	16.8	77.3	9.7	13.0	16.6	83.4	7.5	9.1
	All-bran cereal Full fat milk Chamomile tea with Palatinose™				Koko Krunch cereal Low fat cheese Reduced fat milk Chamomile tea with sucrose
Lunch	31.0	72.7	11.6	15.7	31.0	75.5	11.1	13.3
	Basmati parboiled rice				Glutinous rice
	Chicken stock				Chicken stock
	Chinese spinach				Carrots
	Teriyaki chicken				Teriyaki chicken
	Extra virgin olive oil				Extra virgin olive oil
	Fruit drink with Palatinose™				Fruit drink with sucrose
Snack	16.6	73.7	11.2	15.1	16.6	75.5	16.1	8.4
	Multigrain bread Strawberry jam (low GI) Chamomile tea with Palatinose™				White bread Strawberry jam Margarine Chamomile tea with sucrose
Total	100	72.0	11.3	16.7	100	75.1	11.4	13.5

GI: glycaemic index; % of total: percentage of total daily energy intake; E% CHO: energy percentage from carbohydrate; E% Fat: energy percentage from fat; E% Protein: energy percentage from protein.