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
