TITLE:
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Juice from Edible Wild Fruits (Adansonia digitata, Tamarindus indica and Parkia biglobosa) Consumed in Côte d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
Antoine Kouamé Kouassi, Nestor Kouakou Kouassi, Maxwell Avit Grah Beugré, Denis Yao N’Dri, Georges N’Guessan Amani, Dago Gnakri
KEYWORDS:
Edible Wild Fruits, Pasteurized Juices, Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Côte D’Ivoire
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
23,
2018
ABSTRACT: The
diabetes mellitus is a public health problem in C?te d’Ivoire. The Glycemic
index (GI) and the Glycemic load (GL) determination of commonly consumed foods
such as juice fruits is an alternative to prevent metabolic diseases. This
study carried out three wild fruits locally named Baobab (Adansonia digitata), Tomi (Tamarindus
indica) and Néré (Parkia biglobosa)
collected at maturity stage. The juices from the pulp of fruits have been
elaborated, pasteurized, submitted to microbiological and physicochemical
analysis before GIs/GLs determination. Ten healthy subjects with body mass
index and age average respectively 21.57 ± 1.06 and 28 ± 2 years old tested the
three juices and glucose (50 g) as reference food. Blood samples have been
collected at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min after foods consumption. The
GIs/GLs has been determined according to ISO/FDI 26642:2010 protocol. Data
showed that pasteurized juices has a weak microbiologic load (1.0102 - 2.4102 of Mesophylls Aerobic Germs) and not contain pathogen
germs. The GI and GL of Néré juice are high with respective values of 89.54 ±
1.63 and 29.22 ± 4.09 whereas those of Baobab and Tomi juice are moderate with
respective GI/GL values of 66.48 ± 2.12/13.24 ± 1.99 and 60.41 ± 2.63/12.87 ±
1.67. The juice of Néré should be consumed occasionally when those of Baobab
and Tomi should be consumed with moderation. It would be suitable to know more
about the GI and GL of all the juice fruits produced locally so as to prevent
efficiently diabetes mellitus in the country.