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. 2021 Jul 23;65:10.29219/fnr.v65.6254. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v65.6254

Table 3.

Plasma glucose and insulin after consumption of a drink or muffin with L-arabinose or D-xylose in healthy men

A. Fruit-based drinks (n 15)
Control
L-arabinose
D-xylose
ANOVA: P*
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
Glucose
 Cmax (mmol/L) 7.6a 0.3 6.9b 0.2 7.1b 0.3 <0.01
 Time to peak (min) 28ab 2 34a 2 26b 2 0.02
 iAUC 0–180 min. (mmol × min/L) 75.8 9.2 72.8 14.7 63.3 7.8 0.62
Insulin
 Cmax (mU/L) 30.5a 4.7 19.8b 2.3 23.1ab 2.8 <0.01
 Time to peak (min) 31 2 37 3 33 2 0.17
 iAUC 0–180 min. (mU × min/L) 890 145 655 117 787 106 0.11

B. Muffins (n 15)
Control
L-arabinose
ANOVA: P*
Mean SE Mean SE

Glucose
 Cmax (mmol/L) 6.4 0.2 6.3 0.2 0.49
 Time to peak (min) 29 2 31 2 0.45
 iAUC 0–180 min. (mmol × min/L) 43.9 8.6 40.9 7.8 0.62
Insulin
 Cmax (mU/L) 35.1 4.8 30.8 4.9 0.06
 Time to peak (min) 39 4 41 3 0.78
 iAUC 0–180 min. (mU × min/L) 1,462a 213 1,249b 182 0.05
*

P-value from mixed model ANOVA, all drinks were subsequently compared with Tukey adjustment. Values in a row with different superscripts are significantly different.