Hulankeeriya (Maranta arundinacea)
Boiled hulankeeriya and coconut scrapings
| GI against glucose |
55 - 67 |
| GI against bread (white sliced bread) |
74 - 90 |
| Portion given for determination of GI
|
286 g |
| Normal serving size |
200 g |
| GL of normal serving size |
27 |
| Classification |
Medium GI
High GL |
| Digestible carbohydrate (%) |
15.5-19.5 |
| Moisture (%) |
66.8-80.0 |
| Dietary fibre (%) |
4.6 |
| Protein (%) |
8.6 |
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
