Glycemic index of phulka without and with fenuflakes™(debittered defatted fenugreek seed flakes)

Not Applicable

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/12/060511

Lead Sponsor: Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Age -18 to 45 years

BMI =18.5 to = 22.9 kg/ m2 (as per WHO cut off for normal BMI)

Both male and female

Willingness to consume the test foods

No known food allergy or intolerance;

No medications known to affect glucose tolerance (excluding oral contraceptives) — stable doses of oral contraceptives, acetylsalicylic acid, thyroxin, vitamins and mineral supplements or drugs to treat hypertension or osteoporosis are acceptable.

Exclusion Criteria

A known history of diabetes mellitus or the use of anti-hyperglycemic drugs or insulin to treat diabetes and related conditions

Pregnant or lactating women

A major medical or surgical event requiring hospitalization within the preceding 3 months;

The presence of disease or drug(s) which influence digestion and absorption of nutrients;

The use of steroids, protease inhibitors or antipsychotics (all of which have major effects on glucose metabolism and body fat distribution).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To measure glycemic index (GI) of flat breads (phulka) prepared from whole wheat flour without and with different proportion of fenuflakes™ additionTimepoint: Glycemic index testing of all foods will be done on separate days. For both intervention and comparator agents capillary blood samples will be collected at -5,0 (fasting state) and at 15,30,45,60,90,120 mins from the first sip of test and reference foods.

Secondary Outcome Measures