Buthsarana (Canna indica) 

Boiled buthsarana and coconut scrapings 

GI against glucose 76-88
GI against bread (white sliced bread) 102- 118
Portion given for determination of GI 279 g
Normal serving size 250 g
GL of normal serving size 37
Classification High GI
High GL
Digestible carbohydrate (%) 16.1-19.7
Moisture (%) 62.7-75.5
Dietary fibre (%) 4.7
Protein (%) 4.5

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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