Jack fruit (Artocapus heterophyllus) meal

Boiled jack fruit, boiled jack seeds, coconut scrapings and onion salad

GI against glucose 48-64
GI against bread (white sliced bread) 64 - 86
Portions given for determination of GI
   Boiled jack fruit
   Boiled jack seeds
   Coconut scrapings
   Onion salad
400 g
50 g
25 g
10 g
Normal serving size Half the portion
GL of normal serving size 13
Classification

Low GI
Medium GL

 *Dietary fibre 20.0 g
 *Protein 6.8 g
* Amounts present in the portion given for determination of GI

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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