Table 2.
Peak values and time to peak for total amino acids (TAA), essential amino acids (EAA), glucose and insulin after ingestion of Lemna minor and green peas
(Mean values with their standard errors; n 12)
| L. minor | Green peas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sem | Mean | sem | P* | |
| TAA | |||||
| Peak value TAA (μg/ml) | 3014·64 | 66·99 | 3429·32 | 74·56 | 0·001 |
| TAA time to peak (min) | 96·25 | 14·94 | 46·25 | 5·68 | 0·02 |
| EAA | |||||
| Peak value EAA (μg/ml) | 1033·43 | 28·14 | 1224·31 | 26·99 | <0·001 |
| EAA time to peak (min) | 150·00 | 7·39 | 62·50 | 7·80 | <0·001 |
| Glucose | |||||
| Peak value glucose (mmol/l) | 5·29 | 0·19 | 5·44 | 0·13 | 0·56 |
| Glucose time to peak (min) | 33·75 | 12·68 | 35·00 | 16·03 | 0·95 |
| Insulin | |||||
| Peak value insulin (mU/l) | 12·06 | 1·75 | 27·61 | 2·20 | <0·001 |
| Insulin time to peak (min) | 33·75 | 6·16 | 16·25 | 1·25 | 0·023 |
* By t test.