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Glycemic Responses by Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Jaggery and Cane Sugar (Saccharum officinarum): A Comparative Study

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dc.contributor.author Hewa Pathirana, H. P. D. T.
dc.contributor.author Wijesekara, I.
dc.contributor.author Yalegama, L. L. W. C.
dc.contributor.author Jayasinghe, M. A.
dc.contributor.author Waidyarathne, K. P.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-31T05:17:19Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-31T05:17:19Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Hewa Pathirana, H. P. D. T.,et al. (2021). Glycemic Responses by Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Jaggery and Cane Sugar (Saccharum officinarum): A Comparative Study. Asian Food Science Journal, 20(12): 41-48, 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/12644
dc.description.abstract Aim: Cane sugar (Saccharum officinarum) and (Cocos nucifera) jaggery are prominent sweeteners. The aim of the this study is to evaluate Glycemic Indices (GI) of cane sugar and coconut jaggery using healthy human subjects. Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted as a collaborative project with Coconut Research Institute Sri Lanka and National Hospital Colombo Sri Lanka, between 2019 to 2020. Methodology: Starch fractions (Total starch - TS, Resistant starch – RS and Digestible starch – DS) and sugar profile of two test foods were analyzed. Thirty six (n=36) healthy volunteers were recruited and were subjected to health screening. Fifty grams of digestible carbohydrate containing test food portions were given for each subject who had been fasting for 8 - 12 hours. Intravenous blood samples were collected to analyze blood glucose concentration and GI of food. Results: Cane sugar contained high percentages of TS (95.86 ± 1.58%), DS (95.73 ± 1.59%) and RS was just 0.13± 0.02%. Coconut jaggery contained a lower percentage of sucrose (76.12±1.62%) and glucose (5.22±0.11%). Healthy volunteers (25.95±3.62 years) whom were having healthy fasting blood glucose concentrations (73.54±8.89 mg/dl) and HbA1c (5.05±0.35 %) were tested with glucose, and the two test foods. Conclusions: There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between blood glucose response curves and GI of coconut jaggery (65.19±36.53) and cane sugar (60.76±35.80), where both can be considered as moderate GI sweeteners. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Asian Food Science Journal en_US
dc.subject Cane sugar; glycemic index; coconut jaggery; glucose response en_US
dc.title Glycemic Responses by Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Jaggery and Cane Sugar (Saccharum officinarum): A Comparative Study en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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