Glycaemic and insulinaemic indexes of NUTRIOSE® FB in healthy subjects
Y. DONAZZOLO, X. PELLETIER, I. CRISTIANI and D. WILS
Dietary Fiber 2003, 18-21 May, Helsinki
The study assesses the glycaemic and insulinaemic indexes after ingestion of NUTRIOSE®FB in healthy subjects.
Y. DONAZZOLO(1), X. PELLETIER(1), I. CRISTIANI(2) and D. WILS(2)
Dietary Fiber 2003, 18-21 May
- OPTIMED, 2 avenue de Vignate, 38160 GIERES France
- ROQUETTE Frères, Toxicology and Nutrition Department, 62080 LESTREM Cedex, France
NUTRIOSE® FB is a weakly digested food dextrin produced from wheat starch. Unlike standard maltodextrin, this food ingredient contains glucidic linkages different from the α-1,4 and the α-1,6 "digestible" linkages present in starch.
This is the reason why only 15% of NUTRIOSE® FB are digested in the small intestine.
This weak digestibility may have an impact on post-prandial glycaemia after ingestion of NUTRIOSE® FB. The aim of this study was to assess the glycaemic and insulinaemic indexes after ingestion of NUTRIOSE® FB in healthy subjects.
CONCLUSION
NUTRIOSE® FB is a fermentable carbohydrate with very low glycaemic and insulinaemic indexes compared to dextrose, cooked starch or standard maltodextrins (whose indexes are close to 100%).
These results indicate that the dietary fibre NUTRIOSE® FB, which is a food ingredient usable in large amounts due to its very good digestive tolerance, may be of potential interest in diabetes prevention.
