IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

T. Kamalaja; Dr.K.UmaMaheswari; Dr.K.UmaDevi; Dr.S.vanisree; Dr. A. MarySwarnalatha

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

GLYCEMIC INDEX PROFILING OF SELECTED NEWLY RELEASED RICE VARIETIES OF CENTRAL TELANGANA ZONE

T. Kamalaja, Dr. K. Umamaheswari, Dr. K. Umadevi, Dr. S. Vanisree, Dr. A. Maryswarnalatha

Abstract :

Rice is a major staple food in Asian countries especially in India and it is a rich source of carbohydrate. The glycemic index is one of the popular issues in the world and people are rethinking whether to consume rice or not. Hence, Glycemic index (GI) profiling of in newly released rice varieties of Central Tealngana zone (CTZ)”was carried out. Two newly released rice varieties siddi (WGL44) and sheetal (WGL283) were selected for this study. Twenty healthy subjects (for each variety 10no) in the age group of 18–24 years were selected and tested for glycemic response. Subjects were served equivalent available carbohydrate amounts (50 g) of test foods and a reference food (glucose), on separate occasions. Capillary blood glucose was measured from finger–prick samples in fasted subjects (0 min) and at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min after ingestion of the reference food as well as test food. For each test food, the incremental area under the curve (IAUC) and GI values were determined. The results showed significant difference (p<0.01) between two test foods and reference food. Since the glycemic index of WGL283 (53.7), WGL44 (55) was low and may help the rice consumers to make appropriate choice of rice variety, which is suitable for health.