Rapidly available glucose in foods: An in vitro measurement that reflects the glycemic response

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 448-454

  Englyst, Klaus N ^a   Englyst, Hans N ^a   Hudson, Geoffrey J ^a   Cole, Tim J ^a   Cummings, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate classification; Glycemic index; Glycemic response; RAG; Rapidly available glucose; SAG; Slowly available glucose; Starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DISACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; MALTODEXTRIN; MONOSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH; SUGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0033044252     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.3.448     Document Type: Article

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