Table 5.
Estimated glycemic index (GI) for the mixture of potato starch and β-glucan extracted from different varieties of barley
| Mixture of potato starch and β-glucan extracted from barley | Estimated GI |
|---|---|
| Less-hulled | 62.14 ± 0.35a1,2 |
| Beer | 59.71 ± 1.44b |
| Black | 62.68 ± 1.62a |
| Waxy-naked | 63.19 ± 0.27a |
| Naked | 62.21 ± 0.80a |
| Blue | 62.47 ± 0.39a |
| Potato starch (non-heated) | 47.98 ± 0.19 |
| Potato starch (heated) | 100.50 ± 1.43 |
| White bread | 94.61 ± 0.25 |
1Each value is mean ± standard deviation
2Means with the different letter in a column indicate significant difference (p < 0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test