Proteins from duckweed trial

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

* healthy men and women
* Age between 18 and 50 years
* Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 25 kg/m2
* Having veins suitable for blood sampling via a catheter (judged by study nurse/ medical doctor)

Exclusion Criteria

* Any metabolic, gastrointestinal, inflammatory or other chronic disease (such as diabetes, anaemia, hepatitis, cardiovascular disease)
* History of gastro-intestinal surgery or having (serious) gastro-intestinal complaints
* History of liver dysfunction (cirrhosis, hepatitis) or liver surgery
* Kidney dysfunction (self-reported)
* Anemea (Hb values<7.5 for women and <8.5 for men)
* Use of medication that may influence the study results, such as gastric acid inhibitors, laxatives, stomach protectors and drugs that can affect intestinal motility
* Reported slimming, medically prescribed, vegan/vegetarian or other extreme diets or the use of protein supplements
* Not willing to give up blood donation during the study
* Current smokers
* Alcohol intake *4 glasses of alcoholic beverages per day
* Pregnant, lactating or wishing to become pregnant in the period of the study (self-reported)
* Abuse of drugs
* Food allergies for products that we use in the study
* Participation in another clinical trial at the same time
* Being an employee of the department Consumer Science & Health group of Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary study parameter is blood amino acids measured before and after<br /><br>consumption of 20 g protein. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary study parameter is blood glucose and insulin measured before and<br /><br>after consumption of 20 g protein. </p><br>

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