Table 2.
Blood glucose parameters including mean normalized blood glucose values at 30 min intervals, interval area under the curve (iAUC), and time to baseline (TTB) shown for n = 10 participants in the study.
| Test Meal (In 200 mL Water) |
Average Meal Consumed (g) ± (SD) |
Mean Normalized Blood Glucose Differences (mMol/L) ± (SD), Interval Area under the Curve or iAUC (mMol·min/L), Time to Baseline (min) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 30 min | At 60 min | iAUC (1 h) |
At 90 min | At 120 min | iAUC (2 h) |
At 150 min | At 180 min | TTB | ||
|
Water (Negative control) |
0 (0) * | 5.1 (2.8) | 5.9 (4.9) ** | 241.83 | 2.3 (0.8) | 1.5 (1.4) | 420.83 | 0.6 (2.1) | 0.1 (1.8) | 180 min |
| Psyllium Husk (Positive control) | 4.13 (1.18) | 3.9 (0.6) ** | 3.5 (1.9) | 169.13 | 2.6 (2.2) | 1.8 (2.3) | 325.50 | 0.7 (2.1) | 0.0 (1.0) | 180 min |
|
PHGG (Test fibre 1) |
7.99 (1.92) | 3.9 (1.5) ** | 3.5 (1.8) | 169.50 | 2.2 (2.0) | 1.5 (1.4) | 309.00 | 0.0 (1.6) | −0.7 (1.2) | 150 min |
|
Gum Arabic (Test fibre 2) |
7.57 (1.54) | 4.1 (1.7) ** | 4.0 (1.6) | 184.93 | 2.2 (2.1) | 0.7 (1.9) | 322.29 | −0.3 (1.7) | −0.7 (0.6) | 150 min |
(*) All participants completed the 200 mL water meal (i.e., no test fibre). (**) Indicates the time and mean normalized concentration for the glucose peak in each test meal.