Roti (Rice flour)

Flour (Rice – 40 g, Wheat – 40 g) and coconut scrapings (80 g)

GI against glucose 46-57
GI against bread (white sliced bread) 62-76
Portion given for determination of GI 145 g
Normal serving size Same as the portion given
GL of normal serving size 18
Classification Low GI (average)
Medium GL
Digestible carbohydrate (%) 33.8-35.0
Moisture (%) 21.1-26.1
Dietary fibre (%) 6.0
Protein (%) 8.5

Ref: Widanagamage, R. D., Ekanayake, S. and Welihinda, J.(2009) Carbohydrate rich foods: glycaemic indices and the effect of constituent macronutrients. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition. 60: Issue 1, Supplement 4, 215-223. 

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake

Co-investigators:

Prof. Jayantha Welihinda

Prof. E.R. Jansz

Research team:

Mr. Rahal Widanagamage
(M.Phil)

Prof. Usha Hettiaratchi
(Ph.D)

Mr. Indika Seneviratne
(M.Phil)

Contact:

Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake
Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Sri Lanka.

Tel : +94 11 2803578
        +94 11 2758584

Email: sagarikae@hotmail.com

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