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Clinical Trial
. 2020 Aug 28;13(1):404.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05250-8.

Blood glucose response to a calamansi drink in healthy adults: a non-randomised study

Angela Siner  1 , Mauna Sree Sevanesan  2 , Tati Ambomai  2 , Zakiah Abd Wahab  2 , Liwan Lasem  2
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Clinical Trial

Blood glucose response to a calamansi drink in healthy adults: a non-randomised study

Angela Siner et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: Glycaemic Index (GI) ranks the body's response to carbohydrate content in food such that high GI food increases postprandial blood glucose levels. One of the popular drinks at food and beverage outlets is a drink made from calamansi, a citrus that is believed not to induce an increase in blood glucose levels. In this non-randomised single-blind (participants) study, capillary blood from 10 healthy males were sampled following consumption of either glucose or the calamansi drink. The blood glucose measurements were then used to calculate the GI for the drink.

Results: The GI of the calamansi drink tested was calculated as 37, a value within the range of low GI foods. Trial registration Clinical Trials identifier NCT04462016; Retrospectively registered on July 1, 2020.

Keywords: Calamansi; Glycaemic index; Post-prandial blood glucose.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Post-prandial blood glucose levels following consumption of the reference drink (glucose) or test drink (calamansi). Each point is the average blood glucose from 30 measurements for the reference drink and the average of 10 measurements for the test drink
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