Red rice mixed meal

Boiled red rice, lentil curry, gotukola (Centella asiatica) sambol, bolied egg and kiri hodi  

GI against glucose 41 - 53
GI against bread (white sliced bread) 55 - 65
Portions given for determination of GI
   Red rice
   Lentil curry
   Gotukola sambol
   Kiri hodi

176 g
75 g
25 g
3 tablespoons
Normal serving size 2/3 of the portion
GL of normal serving size 16
Classification

Low GI
Medium GL

 *Dietary fibre 15.2 g
 *Protein 16. 7 g
* Amounts present in the portion given for determination of GI

Ref:Hettiaratchi UPK, Ekanayake S and Welihinda J. (2009). Do Sri Lankan meals help decrease blood glucose responses? Ceylon Medical Journal.54 (2) 39-43. 

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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