Measurement of rapidly available glucose (RAG) in plant foods: A potential in vitro predictor of the glycaemic response

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-337

  Englyst, Hans N ^a   Veenstra, Jan ^b   Hudson, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hercules European Research Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glycaemic response; Plant foods; Rapidly available glucose; Starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BREAD; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CEREAL; DIGESTION; FOOD; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT; POTATO; RICE; SMALL INTESTINE ABSORPTION;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; STARCH;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029986661     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960137     Document Type: Article

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