Postprandial glucose response to mango, banana and sapota.

OBJECTIVE

Mango and Sapota are two fruits indigenous to Indian subcontinent. The objective of this study was to evaluate postprandial blood glucose response to mango and sapota in comparison to banana in patients with diabetes mellitus Type 2.

METHOD

The plasma glucose response to mango, sapota and banana were determined in ten diabetic patients. Blood was tested at 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 minutes following the ingestion of test meal.

RESULTS

The results showed that the blood glucose response to these three fruits was not different in terms of area under the curve and postprandial change in blood glucose from baseline.

CONCLUSION

We conclude that glucose response to mango and sapota (fruits indigenous to Indian subcontinent) is no different from banana.